Hi
My 9 week old bantam and my 11 month old seem to be getting on ok - no fighting but it seems the older one is just ignoring her a bit - is this ok?
I went to try them sleeping together tonight - the older one had already gone to bed and I put the little one in the the upper level (they get to it by a ramp). She just sat at the top of the ramp. I'm wondering if this is because she is used to perching on a piece of wood in her separate cage inside the big coop? I went down to check on her a little while later and she was still perched at the top of the ramp.
Any suggestions on what to do. As they are getting on I was hoping to take out the babies cage and have them both have the run of the whole coop. We didn't get the baby until she was 6 weeks old so if she is used to perching, I'm not sure what to do. The upper story nesting area is the only fully closed in area - should I try and put a perch in there as well as the nesting area where the older one sleeps? When I went to let them out this morning they were both fine but the little one probably slept on the top of the ramp - Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
My 9 week old bantam and my 11 month old seem to be getting on ok - no fighting but it seems the older one is just ignoring her a bit - is this ok?
I went to try them sleeping together tonight - the older one had already gone to bed and I put the little one in the the upper level (they get to it by a ramp). She just sat at the top of the ramp. I'm wondering if this is because she is used to perching on a piece of wood in her separate cage inside the big coop? I went down to check on her a little while later and she was still perched at the top of the ramp.
Any suggestions on what to do. As they are getting on I was hoping to take out the babies cage and have them both have the run of the whole coop. We didn't get the baby until she was 6 weeks old so if she is used to perching, I'm not sure what to do. The upper story nesting area is the only fully closed in area - should I try and put a perch in there as well as the nesting area where the older one sleeps? When I went to let them out this morning they were both fine but the little one probably slept on the top of the ramp - Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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