PhantomSlayer
Songster
Our birds will be a year old this year and I have failed to get our runt Kiora to roost.
I don't know why but our light brahma as well wont roost but I think its because the runt doesn't roost.
I've only caught Kiora on a roost once during the day and twice as night but that was around summer last year and never since. After our nesting box where they used to sleep collapsed they started sleeping in the new ones which are made out of storage totes (Easier to clean thankfully). The brahma will roost during the day if their kept in their run. I even put a mini roost not even 6 inches off the ground and Kiora wouldn't stay on it. She'll stay for a few minutes if our brahma is up there but then gets down.
I just don't get them two. During the day Kiora will follow the brahma during free range and if Kiora falls behind I usually see the brahma come running back over to her and they head off together toward where the rest went or they'll stay around the porch eating treats. I figure part of the reason is the runt may be the bottom of the pecking order but the brahma isn't exactly the bottom. If I had to say shes probably in the middle. I've seen her peck a few aside from the runt.
Should I give up the battle to get Kiora roosting? Anyone else have a chicken that really doesn't want to roost no matter what? Should you cater to a chicken wanting to sleep in a hidey hole?
I adore Kiora probably cause shes struggled to much as a chick to survive. I'm happy to see her following the brahma when free ranging. She used to stay up by the porch all the time.
I don't know why but our light brahma as well wont roost but I think its because the runt doesn't roost.
I've only caught Kiora on a roost once during the day and twice as night but that was around summer last year and never since. After our nesting box where they used to sleep collapsed they started sleeping in the new ones which are made out of storage totes (Easier to clean thankfully). The brahma will roost during the day if their kept in their run. I even put a mini roost not even 6 inches off the ground and Kiora wouldn't stay on it. She'll stay for a few minutes if our brahma is up there but then gets down.
I just don't get them two. During the day Kiora will follow the brahma during free range and if Kiora falls behind I usually see the brahma come running back over to her and they head off together toward where the rest went or they'll stay around the porch eating treats. I figure part of the reason is the runt may be the bottom of the pecking order but the brahma isn't exactly the bottom. If I had to say shes probably in the middle. I've seen her peck a few aside from the runt.
Should I give up the battle to get Kiora roosting? Anyone else have a chicken that really doesn't want to roost no matter what? Should you cater to a chicken wanting to sleep in a hidey hole?
I adore Kiora probably cause shes struggled to much as a chick to survive. I'm happy to see her following the brahma when free ranging. She used to stay up by the porch all the time.