chickens not roosting where i want them.....

A_nomad · **Joined:** Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:59 am **Posts:** 32

HI,

I have 13 SLW that i have had from a week old, i have an aviary, and also an enclosed shed where i have set up there roosts, they were kept in the aviary as chicks, and now they are 7 months old, i thought they would naturally go and roost at night. They seem to go into the aviary and all huddle together on the ground. i have started closing the aviary door at night, and they all just seem to huddle at the door until the morning, any tips on moving them on, or should i just persist with closing the avairy door and hope they get the hint to move to the roost?

Thanks

Chicka-Dee · **Joined:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:12 am **Posts:** 1194

Howdy

Have you tried putting them up on the perches just as it gets dark so they are perched for the night?

I have found my new girls that don't know to perch just sleep on the floor, so if I find they are doing that, I go down to the pen just on dark & put them on the roosts/perches and pretty soon they just jump up there on there own.

You may have to do this for a few days but once they realise that is a good place to sleep they will then go up there on their own.

Why don't you try that tonight?

Cheers
Chicka-Dee

P_Edwards · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:50 am **Posts:** 71403

Good advice there I did the same and it worked out well

Katy · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:19 pm

I wonder if I had pure breed fowls would they roost better? all my x breeds never do every night

Joc · **Joined:** Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:29 am **Posts:** 79

Katy wrote:

I wonder if I had pure breed fowls would they roost better? all my x breeds never do every night

If yours are all sussex cross breeds then they do play up bet katy to chop them and start over with pure breed fowls

Andy · **Posted:** Sat Sep 13, 2014 7:32 pm

Katy do you think you will ever get some pure bred sussex? I wonder if I sould get some pure bred chooks?

Eggsalive · **Joined:** Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:45 am **Posts:** 29

I have tossed up if pure fowls are for me also but with my skill set not sure the fowls will get what they need.

Raf · **Posted:** Mon Sep 15, 2014 7:36 pm

Eggsalive wrote:

I have tossed up if pure fowls are for me also but with my skill set not sure the fowls will get what they need.

I looked at it too and decided on cross breeds and never owned a pure fowl in my life

Raf

Andy · **Posted:** Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:15 pm

Eggsalive wrote:

I have tossed up if pure fowls are for me also but with my skill set not sure the fowls will get what they need.

Hey ben yes I can see your point I am the same love

Bill · **Posted:** Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:22 pm

Andy wrote:

Eggsalive wrote:

I have tossed up if pure fowls are for me also but with my skill set not sure the fowls will get what they need.

Hey ben yes I can see your point I am the same love

Its good to know your limits

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