mrsatroy Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I have a cube, a classic and another plastic classic style coop. For whatever reason all but one of my birds have deiced to move into the cube. To say it is cosy is a bit of an understatement. There is usually at least 4 in the nest box. 4 of the birds are bantams but there are also 3 big, fluffy cochins as well as my hybrids and ex-batts! I have onle lone black silkie in another coop who seems quite happy in her isolation. How many birds have people had crammed into their coops at a a time? Should I just leave them off - it's their choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaisyAndBobby Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Did they just decide to change themselves one night? I'd love to see a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsatroy Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Yes, just happened over a few nights. First one of the black silkies decided to abandon her sister and then the same thing happened with the cochins. It makes doing a head count very difficult! Francis my little bantam rooster must think he's died and gone to heaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I have two cubes with 17 bantams and although they usually split between the two I had several months in the summer where all but one crammed into the cube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I have had 12 hybrids in a cube at once and it was cosy! As it is at the moment, 4 of my 9 chickens sleep in the nest box, so plenty more space in the cube for another few! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Flora tries to get in the nest box every night, that one thing I won't have! It's the hight of bag manners....pooping where you lay your eggs So I have to take her out and thread her throughout the pop hole before I close for the night. Faith roosts every night with her head in the nest box but her body hanging on to the devider between the cube and the nest box, silly girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Does it look like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Mine are toilet trained! Only 1 poos in there. They are determined Madames and unless you are there 24/7 they return to the nest box. I have thought about a remote controlled hand that moves them tied in with a camera Perhqos a product for Omlet to market??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsatroy Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Does it look like this? That's the way it is first thing in the morning - there's always an awful burst out the door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Does it look like this? Love that little video I thought there might only be 3 doggies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
