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[ChickieChickieMama]

Maybe sprinkle some food or treats along the ramp to coax them out? How steep is your ramp? You could prop up the bottom a bit to make it less steep at first while they find their footing them slowly adjust it back down to where you want it as they gain skills and confidence?

 

[Chickassan]

Yeah,prop your ramp.Mine have been out all week and are just now working out going up and down steps I'm talking maybe 6 inches of rise and fall so you'll be waiting a while for ramp mastery.

 

[Living_Legend]

My ramp is very steep.... Hmmmmm.... Do I want to raise it or raise them to be tough? Thinking. This is a science experiment to me and raising it would change the variables.

 

[Chickassan]

Up to you, but take into consideration they aren't the most graceful creatures toughness will come in time oh buddy will it ever but at this age they tend to get hurt enough not even trying new stunts,

My ramp is very steep.... Hmmmmm.... Do I want to raise it or raise them to be tough? Thinking. This is a science experiment to me and raising it would change the variables.

just existing.

 

[theoldchick]

Go out there and show them how to be a chicken!

 

[ChickieChickieMama]

Go out there and show them how to be a chicken!

And don't forget.....pics or it didn't happen!

 

[Living_Legend]

Boom! A total of 12 hours with the door open. 3 hours yesterday and on the 9th hour day 2 (12 hours total) I see I think 4 out in the run. I don't want to get too close to spook them on their new adventure but here's the picture from my security camera inside the coop which you can see at least one of them in the Run. 10 chicks total and you can count how many are still in the coop

Science experiment complete. I did nothing to alter results chicks are 4 weeks and two days old today.

 

[Living_Legend]

Even more data. On a closer look it is exactly 4 that left the coop. 4 Dominiques. The 3 Buckeye and the 3 Wyandotte stayed put.

Birds of a feather.... flick in their segregated groups?.... interesting

 

[Chickassan]

Well dominiques are nuts, so that explains those. Not being mean I've got one that flogs squirrels she's bonkers.

Even more data. On a closer look it is exactly 4 that left the coop. 4 Dominiques. The 3 Buckeye and the 3 Wyandotte stayed put.

Birds of a feather.... flick in their segregated groups?.... interesting

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[Living_Legend]

This guy was nearby randomly