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[sootem]

All my girls go to bed in the nest box at night - sleeping on top of one another. They don't seem to like the roosting bars. Does anyone else have this problem - is it a problem

 

I wonder if I should just remove the roosting bars altogether. Ideas please!

 

Susanx

[MadMitch]

I don't have the roosting bars in yet, just have the bottom covered with Aubiose, but mine are still young 6-8 weeks.

The place I bought them from said not to let them roost till they were alot older but she also said her own chickens don't roost and have always just huddled together on the bottom.

[chelsea]

i have a nest box sleeper, she even did it in the eglu. I just leave her to it.

[sootem]

Thank you everyone, I will just leave them to it as they seem to love cuddling up to each other. They are now 20 weeks old so maybe as they grow older they will roost.

 

Susanxx

[Tiggy]

my newbies all cuddle up to Saffy our ex bat, it looks very cute all piled up

[sootem]

Yes, they look really really sweet

Susanx

[Phosphorus]

None of my girls seem to roost - they all sit down on the roosting bars. Apart from Alice who seems to have her own room in the nesting area! Gemma used to sleep every night half in and half out of the nesting part but has probably been put off by Alice climbing over her to get in