roosting

  1. J

    Are my chickens lesbians?

    I've heard of hens take the role of rooster if one isn't present, my chickens don't do that. I have 3 roosters, they're very nice and not aggressive. I have 2 hens that are sitting in the same roosting box. I have 12 boxes but they're roosting together. With the same eggs, they just sit next to...
  2. sarahbar8

    Suddenly roosting outside

    We have 6 hens. They have all been roosting reliably in the coop for nearly a year. 2 Cochins are youngest/lowest in the pecking order. It took a while to get them to sleep in the coop and they still lay their eggs on the coop floor instead of the nesting boxes- I think the older girls won't let...
  3. Then I Will

    Chicks not Roosting - 1st time having this issue

    Hi all, I've had about 8 years experience with chickens, but I'm only on my second coop. For the past week, I've been trying to train my 1-2 month old chicks to roost. I supplied a 2x4 mounted up about a foot on bricks as a transition until they get old enough to fly to the higher permanent...
  4. Outdoorlover

    Guidelines for roosting bar

    Hubby built me a roosting bar out of 2x4s, and screwed it on top of the nesting boxes. The pullets can get on it, yet they continue to sleep piled up on the floor like they did when they were babies! Are they too young to roost, or is there something wrong with the roosting bar placement?
  5. Poultry Chick

    My chickens think they are ducks

    My chickens and ducks have been raised together since they were 1 day old, all the chickens sleep on the floor with the ducks instead of roosting. Does anyone else have experience with this? We tried to put them on the roost at night, but they just jump back down.
  6. SLChicks

    Not roosting

    I have 3 chicks that are 6 weeks old. They moved into their coop last week and everything has been great! I read that I should block off the nesting box at this phase so they they don't learn to hang out in there. My solution was to stuff it with sheets we don't use. Tonight I checked on them...
  7. MommyBug

    Roosting/Sleeping area?

    We moved into a new home and converted a dog kennel into a chicken coop. My hens have been sleeping in their old tractor supply coop that I put inside the dog kennel but it is falling apart so I need to build them a place to sleep that is warm in the winter but I have no idea what to build or...
  8. W

    Ideal roosting location?

    Hi Everyone, my husband are trying to decide the best location for our roosting bar/droppings board. Our coop interior is L shaped (because we researched on BYC and decided to have a "closet" area). Our two location options are: 1. The long wall of L. There are no windows, and that only gives...
  9. PullumAmans19

    My Chickens do not Roost on the Bar...What do I do?

    Hi all! My chickens have settled in well and on has even started laying! It's very exciting! Anyways when they first came home the chickens slept like this (pictures below) I thought it was possibly just a faze but now they always sleep that way and never on the roost. even if it is warm out...
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