Cube mk2 and WIR

[BrunswickBB]

Hi - my ladies don't ever seem to roost on the roosting bars - they just snuggle up together in the cosy next box...I don't blame them as that seems much more comfy, but wondering if that is normal or maybe a sign of them still being young 'ens?

 

[Guest]

mine all like to snuggle in nest boxes or a cosy corner, none of them use the perches in our coop

[Scramble]

How old are you chooks?

I know that when my girls spent their first night in the eglu my 2 week older(15 weeks tomorrow ) roosted on the bars and my younger one snuggled in the nestbox, but the second night they'd snuggled together on the roost bars.

 

I'm not sure if it is just age or if it's one of those things...I'm not being very helpful am I ?

 

If it's bothering you try putting a plant pot in the nest box so they can't go in and then they'll learn to roost.

 

I think it's an age thing but I can't be sure, I'm sure someone who really knows will help you out.

Let me know how it goes

x

[The Brown Clan]

My gingernut used to sleep in the nest while the other 2 roosted on the bars , now she is older she roosts on the rim of the nest with her bum pointing in to the nest so guess what my nest is full of in the mornings ????

 

thanks Wilma

[iar fach goch]

Snap! Twm T Rex (what an awful name!) does exactly the same and she is about 32 weeks! Still not potty/ roosting bars trained. Have tried upturned pot plant, she slept on that and left me a plie of ... on top!

[Haltonshappyhens]

How do you know where they roost? .. do you peek inside at night or in the morning.. I would love to see what they are up to but don't want to disturb them!!....

[Scramble]

Sometimes I peek...as there cuteness is just too much!

But not often once so far the rest of the times I can tell by where they leave their poo Today it was all in a line at the back of the eglu.

So they're roosting bar trained, and I can tell where they perch.

x

[EileenH]

I peeped in last evening to make sure they were both safely in to find that Ginger was sleeping in the nest box.

This is quite new. They both roosted in the proper place at first but since Beauty has started to lay Ginger has slept in the nest box.

Perhaps she`ll roost properly again when she starts laying herself.

[BrunswickBB]

Thanks for all the replies! I guess it seems my girls are quite normal! ..I usually take a peek when they go to bed to see where they are, and yes the poo in the nextbox is a big give away!!!

 

[sandyhas3chucks]

I always peep!

[alih]

if you put a flower pot in the nesting box do you have to get up at the crack of dawn so they can lay in there?? Am fed up with pooey eggs as 2 of mine will not sleep anywhere else so may resort to drastic action!

[HENthusiastic]

HI.

One of my girls ALWAYS sleeps roosting on the bars and the others always sleep snuggled up anywhere on the floor of their house. I always have a peep at them when I go to shut their door for the night (I kid myself I'm doing a quick head count, just to be sure they are all safely tucked in for the night - but really its coz they are cute!)