Okay.....the lowest roost is below the nesting box level even though it's on the opposite side of the coop. It was only 2" off the bottom of the coop. We moved that to about 18" off the floor. We are also going to use a towel with a spring loaded curtain road to separate them this evening...
We have 4 barred rocks about 5 months old and a mixed flock of 4 hens that are 4 months old. Our barred rocks now won’t let the younger ones up to roost. They immediately peck them off. We put a lower roost bar in but they opt to sleep all snuggled together in one of the nesting boxes which I...