I have a two point of lay Coronation Sussex pullets (and their boyfriend and guardian, a Coronation Sussex rooster a couple of months older than the pullets). None of these birds have ever used the provided roosts, but hunker down in the corner of the converted box stall coop in the shavings...
Love this forum! I've already spent many hours over the past few weeks (you all know how that goes - addictive indeed) learning about chickens. I find the coop building stories absolutely riveting.
Sadly, no chickens yet! Still gleaning information and trying to decide which breed would be...