snowchick Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hi My other half asked me to ask this question on here today as he is a bit worried. We have 5 hens and only one of them perches at night (the largest one) The house has 2 perches, but he is worried that they should all be perching at night....at the moment they are just huddled into the corner each night. Should we worry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 no need to worry, some like perching some don't. They're probably huddled together because it's cold at the moment but it's nothing to be worried about. There's a perch in our run where they like to perch and preen in the sun but they don't generally use the perches in the coop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 No don't worry. You may well discover that they rearrange themselves during the night. Mine seem to start the night all over the place, but end up in a neat row on the perches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol U Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 My five all try to squash into the single nesting box. Don't worry - whatever they choose to do is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 If they are still quite young they shouldn't perch anyway as it can distort their breastbone apparently, so I wouldn't worry, they are probably not in the habit of it yet. One of mine will perch as high and as precariously as she can (she has been known to roost on the hanging hose watering system in the greenhouse) and the other is always in the nest box (think she's scared of heights). They'll decide what's comfy and what's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
