Orpingtons won’t sleep in coop

[Estrella]

I’m hoping they are like 16 and me’s little Gracie, and hop in the coop once the weather gets rough!

 

[aart]

but they only roost in the run, as high up as they can get, about 4 feet from the ground.

Remove this roost in the run, and any others that are higher than the ones on the coop.

 

[Estrella]

Good one, can’t believe I never thought of that. I’ll remove all roosts in run and see what happens. Thank you!

 

[GrandmaOrpington]

Thats so cute, and I love the name. Or maybe she’s just a loner, and likes sleeping on her own. I have a very strange bird, Åsa, flower hen (Swedish name), she sleeps in the coop with the others but as far away from everyone else as possible. Here are some photos of our setup, and yes, I know there should be no hay in a run but it’s from our own meadows and I clean it out and change it weekly.

Love your setup. It almost makes me wish I were a Swedish chicken.