Re: Up the Ladder.
From: Tapper (OldNO-SPAMGods_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/29/04
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:51:41 GMT
I had a similar problem with my recent purchases. The pullets spent their
whole life in a stable, and the hens had lived in a petting zoo, probably in
a cage. The first night I went in to look at them and they were all piled
on the floor! I mean PILED. In a pile on top of each other. I had to
put each one on the perches by hand. The next day I put in an angled roost
from the floor, but only 1 figured it out. Again, I placed them by hand.
After 3 days even my scratches had scratches. Some of them then tried to
get up themselves, but they couldn't fly that high! They never had the
chance before. And only three ever figured out how to shimmy up the pole.
It took about a week for them to roost by themselves (and a quart of Bactine
for my poor arms).
--Pat
"Martyn" <bill@Microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My chicken shed has got a ladder/ramp up to the perch. But when the first
> chicken goes up the ladder she won't shuffle along to make room for the
next
> one.
> So the next one has to sleep at the top of the ladder; and the third one
can
> only get half-way up the ladder.
> The fourth one has to sleep on the floor with the two ducks.
>
> I also made a lovely pair of nest boxes for them to lay in, but they won't
> listen when I try to explain what they're for.
> I don't think any of them have ever been in them.
> I don't think they've even seen them; they certainly won't jump up to have
a
> look in them.
> They don't seem to have any concept of 'UP'.
>
> I've now removed the nest boxes (even though they looked lovely) and
> replaced them with another perch, but they still won't jump 'up' to it, or
> shuffle farther along the main perch to get to it.
>
> Martyn (Devon)
>
>
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