Will they eventually use the roost bar?

[Richard Pryor]

My second set of chicks are sleeping on the coop's floor. They are harassed during the day by the big girls and I'm sure are scared of being close to them. As you can see on the coop cam, the youngsters are all huddled on the floor. They were inside the brooder until yesterday. Now they've moved out. Things are slowly progressing re: integration.

Should I make a small roost for them? Just let them be and let them figure it out?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Yes, they will eventually gain confidence and roost... you could certainly provide an intermediate roost if you wanted

 

[Richard Pryor]

imgur sucks. photo bucket even more.

 

[Richard Pryor]

 

[Richard Pryor]

I feel like i should because they liked to roost when they were inside the house in their brooder. When I moved them outside a few weeks ago I didn't give them that option

 

[Kiki]

I agree, make them a lower roost for now.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

What a lovely setup, btw

 

[centrarchid]

Once the second set does try to roost up it will be very tight in there.

 

[Richard Pryor]

This is them (24) after settling in for the night @centrarchid . As you can see there's plenty of room.

The little ones are straight run. I might keep 3-4 roosters total (20 total chicks).

They have a huge run.

It gets very cold in here, Figured a tight space would help with body warmth.

 

[Richard Pryor]