imacowgirl2
Songster
This was my experience too…I covered my rafters with shade cloth when I got tired of them roosting in the rafters and pooping everywhere as a result. First night they lost their ever-loving minds and it took them over 45 mins to settle down. By night 3 they weren’t even trying for the rafters any longer. Once they were only on the roosts, the poop board was able to contain most of the poop, and a much cleaner coop was the result.Update:
So the first night was a complete nightmare. They were literally flying into the chicken wire I put up and ripped down a temporary tarp I hung to avoid them getting over the door into the brooder. They were roosting on one of the 2x4's we put up for the heat lamp. It was chicken mayhem! Last night they got into the brooder again, but it was much easier to get them on the roosting board.
I will say that aside from the "training" the poop tarp is working out fantastic.