Diana1 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I have three hens, speckledy rose, bluebell and petal. its been months now and I've been meaning to ask you guys about my two hens that choose to roost on a perch outside rather than in the eglu. its been so mild they seem to be fine. i'm imagining that as it gets colder they will go in. what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 They may, they may not decide to go in. If you look at posts by redsunset called this morehens desease again, she has at the last count about forty two hens that roost in her trees dispite having some lovely coops. Apparently hers stay in the trees even in high winds and she lives in the hebredian Islands, luckily for her and her girls is they have no foxes there!!, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 That is correct, lol! Three big girls choose to roost in a willow most nights, and a mum and ten 14 week old chicks sleep in an Ash tree?? How they hang on in windy nights is beyond me but it is what is natural I suppose. Does them no harm and hopefully as temps lower in the coming months they will have the sense to come down to a coop??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana1 Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 thanks - reassuring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 This is a pic I took ten mins ago.....you can see two of the little chicks up high in the tree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Wow that is impressive, I am not going to show my girls they may get ideas Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Oh my gosh that's incredible!! I would love to see them get up there. They really are lucky to be able to be natural hens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 How do they get up there? Fly. you are lucky theres no foxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 They hop and fly up from branch to branch, the highest wee chook is at least 15 ft up! No predators up here thankfully. Very occasional polecat but a lot have been eradicated along with the mink in recent years. No foxes or badgers. Hasn't done them any harm as all ten babies are very healthy so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I've been hoping for a picture It looks really weird but I guess it's more natural than the rest of ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 It was weird to me too at first, until I thought hmm, is that what chickens used to do before being domesticated. Guess so but gave me a fright initially as the 'chicken books' didn't warn me, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill2b Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Lovely to see, I imagine you probably suffer from the same idiotic grin every time you see your chickens like we do, LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
