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  1. Blue Tiger

    Help: Hens roosting in nest boxes

    Has anyone else tried it since?
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    Help: Hens roosting in nest boxes

    @fightingbunny, how is you roost modification holding up?
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    Overflow pens, two like this one. Quickly will be getting them to higher and provide wind breaks. They already have good cover. Looks like a little sour crop coming on with this pullet. Crop pendulous and she is overall not looking good. Today we will check her closely. Pullets in process...
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    Of the three coops, pullets in two are coming down off roost in the morning. The pullets in the remaining coop did not come down during the entire day yesterday and did not come off even two hours after other pullets came down in their respective coops. I had to check to confirm pullets even...
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    Folks, I realize many have issues with the imported coops. I needed a readily available option where when used in multiples they would all be the same. I use several custom built pens as well so have a good handle on relationships between roost size, roost height, and other issues related to...
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    Material serving as roost totally covered by birds. Piece of wood you see with mesh is about 3 feet past down and diagonal and sitting on a treated 4 x 4 serving as part of sled.
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    Mesh in image is wall of coop. Depth of field hard to make out with so little light. Birds are currently roosting on poles with nothing else between them and ground. Getting them to access intended roost has me making so they can get to roost from more directions until they are comfortable...
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    Roost are currently at factory height just above where poop collection board will be during normal operation. The approach you linked may be followed once birds roosting consistently up. Will round up materials needed to elevate roosts as shown. Even though linear roost capacity is enough for...
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    Six of the speckled suzzex pullets can fit on roost. Will still reduce number to 4 just make sure they have ample room when going to roost. The coops are lined up all in same area. The fence is up, but not juiced. Feed is stored outside coops at night until fence works.
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    This effort is a for a fecal collection experiment using small groups of chickens simulating a backyard setting with electric poultry netting surrounding everything. Extra work expected, as manure to collected and measured daily. The manure even will be dried. Daytime feces less practical to...
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    Part of area calculated for use includes roost area with manure collect sheet in upper level. Out of sight, out of mind and different elevation as provided by exterior roost. There has been some testing leading to how this is to be done. Initial ask was just to see what other options have...
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    You have issues will small coops preventing fair assessment of what I posted. Birds will be confined to them only after dark, therefore space is adequate. Ideal is based on experience, these coops were not indicated as ideal, rather a compromise to do something unique to my interest.
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    Need to go back and take pictures of inside.
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    Keeping Hens From Roosting in Nest Box

    I am looking to see if rules of thumbs followed. I have method in mind and looking to see if it follows the typical rules of thumb out there for comparison. My ideal is to have chickens roosting up over my head and nest at waist to chest level several feet away at least. The current deal has...
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