Butty Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Hi everyone Anyone got the same problem? Chooks arrived on Thursday, had to put them to bed on Thursday and Friday but all went to bed on their own last night. BUT they are sleeping in the nestbox instead of on the bars. Will they eventually move out? I have to keep changing straw as it gets messy by the end of the night. Any ideas or doesn't it matter????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruth1 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Mine did the same, when they arrived three weeks ago but they have moved out onto the bars of their own accord now, I guess it depends how much it bothers you if they sleep in the nestbox or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I have one nest box sleeper, I leave her to it. You could block off the nestbox by putting something over the hole if you have the cube or putting plant pots or footballs in the nestbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4eggs Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Hello I've had my girls since April, and am totally new to this too! I found that at first one would sleep in the nest box and of course in the morning it would be messy but that seems to have stopped now. Sometimes I think they may still sleep in the nest box but now they keep it clean, bless!! They took a while, but then living with me was new to them too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janepie33 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 When our girls were younger, they used to sleep in the nest box and they made a terrible mess. I had to change the bedding every day. As they got older and more sensible, they progressed to the roosting bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 We've blocked ours by a sturdy box, unfolded and squashed to make an L shape - all held in place by some masking tape which is of some interest to curious young birdies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mand and family Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Hi everyone Mine did the same . I've had mine about six weeks now. I put a bucket in the hole of the nest box each night and remove it in the morning. It seems to fit just right. I had to do this as it was getting to messy. It seems ok now . I try to let them free range a liitle on a night, when I get home from work which seems to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejmum Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Hi, have a look at these posts from recently. You are not alone http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26831&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butty Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 Thanks everyone think I'll let them get on with it for a while and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jills Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Have had mine a couple of months. They both sleep in the nest box, but I'm not surprised really, where would you choose to sleep!? It only takes a minute in the morning to clean out the poo and replace some clean straw so I leave them to it. I blocked the hole once ( I have a cube) but one managed to squeeze over the top of the partition. And who said chickens were stupid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Rosa sleeps in the nest box, Gertrude perches on the nest box hole & the other two slob out on the roosting bars I don't mind NB sleeping at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
