What makes a chicken coop easy to live with?

[fluffyknickers]

My three girls all sleep together in the nest area - I am kind of ok with it as they are obviously happy there and warm but at the same time the poo in there that I have to clear out every day could start to get annoying.

 

So I wondered if this is a common thing or if as they get older and weather warmer they will choose to leave the comfort of the nest and sleep on the bars!?

 

Thanks

Michelle

[Chickvic]

One in the nestbox and one on the bars and it all depends who goes to bed first!

[Egluntyne]

Bit of both here.

[Purplemaniacs]

Ivory usually gets to the nest box first

 

Chrissie

[Snowy]

Bit of both here too, but I voted other as some of mine have gone native and roost out on branches in the run

[atsw]

My two Orps always sleep on the bars. Fifi, my old girl, roosts on the edge of the nest box, and depending on which way round she is overnight, sometime we have a nice clean nest box in the morning, and sometimes not .

 

Andrew

[Seagazer]

Butch and Flo both seemed to sleep in the nest box and Ginger sits in the porthole but I think this has changed now and they all squash into the nest box as there is hardly any poo in the roosting area but lots in the nesting box. I don't mind though as I assume it keeps them warmer all being together.

[Plum]

One in nestbox, one on bars and one perched between both

[JM]

They all started on the bars when we first got them - but now they all sleep in the nest box. I wonder if they will move once summer arrives?

[tania]

Sometimes all 3 in the nest box sometimes some on roosting bars and nest box. I always have to clear the nest box out every morning as well as the tray. Mine seem to be complete poo machines, I've never seen so much coming form something relatively small.

[Smeg]

All 4 squished together in the nest area of the cube - sometimes sitting on top of each other