Single hen

[flowerangelk8x]

hi,

 

have just noticed that my dominant chicken is sleeping on top of my other poor little girly in the nesting box( not sure if thats what its called , you know where they lay their eggs) in their eglu....this poor little ginger nut doesn't get much peace with miss p. p keeping her in line all day!

 

firstly...

is it ok for them to sleep in the nesting box?

i thought they slept on the runs.

 

and...

 

is it ok for them to sleep on top of each other?.. will she get squashed?

 

sorry for being thick , still all a bit new for me!

 

thanks k8x

[flowerangelk8x]

sorry i have put this in the wrong place... i ment to put it in the chicken one!

please move it for me

thanks

[Cazjohn]

Hi,

 

It's fine - they keep each other warm

 

We've had ten girls sleeping in the nesting box of the cube all on top of each other in a layer formation!

[Mrs Frugal]

sorry i have put this in the wrong place... i ment to put it in the chicken one!

please move it for me

thanks

 

Sorted

[Lydia]

Yes us too - during the recent cold spell the nest box was full of one big brown and black mass of feathers. A couple of heads stuck out the top but otherwise it was impossible to see who was where

 

Personally I don't mind them sleeping in the nest box. It doesn't do them any harm. However, many people prefer that they stay on the roosting bars and put a flower pot or similar in the nest box during the night to prevent this. You have to remember to move it early in the morning though to allow them to lay in their.