- Apr 5, 2007
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I realize that chickens arent the brightest of critters, but I hoped mine were a bit smarter than they proved to be yesterday
They are almost 6 weeks old and were moved to the coop two days ago. Yesterday, they had their first opportunity to go outdoors and just 3 of 9 were brave enough to go out. My worry is that once they were outside, they couldnt figure out how to get back through the door which requires that they walk back up the ramp that they had come down. I attempted to wait until they got it, but the food and water are in the coop and I wasnt willing to wait until they were starving and until all of the daylight was gone (and then have to catch chix in the dark).
Can I expect them to figure it out quickly, or will I need to monitor the situation for a while?
They are almost 6 weeks old and were moved to the coop two days ago. Yesterday, they had their first opportunity to go outdoors and just 3 of 9 were brave enough to go out. My worry is that once they were outside, they couldnt figure out how to get back through the door which requires that they walk back up the ramp that they had come down. I attempted to wait until they got it, but the food and water are in the coop and I wasnt willing to wait until they were starving and until all of the daylight was gone (and then have to catch chix in the dark).
Can I expect them to figure it out quickly, or will I need to monitor the situation for a while?