Our babies(around 3 months I think, a SLW and a buff cochin banty frizzle.) are living full time outside and doing fine...except at bedtime. For 3 weeks straight, every single night, we have relocated them to the roost in the pen.
They refuse to do it on their own. Instead they seem to prefer the top step on my back porch. Last night in the rain I had to relocate them.
Any tips tricks hints on getting them to use the roost on their own. If they can get up my back steps they certainly can get up on the roost.
a few times they have even moved back to the steps after I've gone inside. I'm contemplating duct taping them to the roost(only kidding, but the thought is there).
Issue 2...they refuse to eat out of the food dish that's in the pen. If I move it out in the yard they will eat just fine. But not when it's inside the pen out of the rain.
With out other 2 now 1 yr old hens I only had to put them on the roost a couple times before they got the hint.
The mini witless wonder, the banty, follows her big sister around, and when I put them on the roost she will hide under the big one. When she goes into the actual coop where the salmon fave is broody on an egg, she will try to get under the SF, usually she manages under a wing, I hate to think what will happen if she gets all the way under her.
I admit, I'm kinda tired of going out in the rain to relocate the witless wonders and want them to just put themselves to bed at night like the big girls.
They refuse to do it on their own. Instead they seem to prefer the top step on my back porch. Last night in the rain I had to relocate them.
Any tips tricks hints on getting them to use the roost on their own. If they can get up my back steps they certainly can get up on the roost.
a few times they have even moved back to the steps after I've gone inside. I'm contemplating duct taping them to the roost(only kidding, but the thought is there).
Issue 2...they refuse to eat out of the food dish that's in the pen. If I move it out in the yard they will eat just fine. But not when it's inside the pen out of the rain.
With out other 2 now 1 yr old hens I only had to put them on the roost a couple times before they got the hint.
The mini witless wonder, the banty, follows her big sister around, and when I put them on the roost she will hide under the big one. When she goes into the actual coop where the salmon fave is broody on an egg, she will try to get under the SF, usually she manages under a wing, I hate to think what will happen if she gets all the way under her.
I admit, I'm kinda tired of going out in the rain to relocate the witless wonders and want them to just put themselves to bed at night like the big girls.
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