ColoradoChickenMama
Hatching
- Jan 22, 2024
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Hello!
This is my first adventure with chickens. We raised 7 from chicks. When they were about 14 weeks, we got 3 more that were the same age. We went through the process of separating them appropriately and working them into the original group. There has always been some pecking order and the newer chickens have tended to be towards the bottom.
My problem: my ladies are all 10 months old now and the 3 newer ones INSIST on roosting on top of the coop. I go out and put them in every night (we have an automatic door). On a couple of really cold and windy days, I went out to put them in and they were already in! So they KNOW how to go in when they get too cold! Should I leave them out at night? How cold is too cold for them to be out? I don't want them to freeze! I don't want to attract predators either.
Any advice or tips would be so helpful
This is my first adventure with chickens. We raised 7 from chicks. When they were about 14 weeks, we got 3 more that were the same age. We went through the process of separating them appropriately and working them into the original group. There has always been some pecking order and the newer chickens have tended to be towards the bottom.
My problem: my ladies are all 10 months old now and the 3 newer ones INSIST on roosting on top of the coop. I go out and put them in every night (we have an automatic door). On a couple of really cold and windy days, I went out to put them in and they were already in! So they KNOW how to go in when they get too cold! Should I leave them out at night? How cold is too cold for them to be out? I don't want them to freeze! I don't want to attract predators either.
Any advice or tips would be so helpful