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Thanks for the info - sounds like floor roosting might be the way they stay. If so, so be it as long as no nibbles from mice should they ever get in. I'm poop scooping every day, its so quick and easy with the linoleum floor I put in the coop - and since I'm already changing the water etc it...

Thanks for the advice! The door is just behind the camera. I have a bulkhead light on the ceiling which can be changed to any colour and brightness - so can easily set it to super dim. I've done a bit more handling, and they seem to respond better to both hands on the wings than the "proper"...

Thank you for your advice - I agree a shortways bar would be better and free up some space. Will there be issues with a single roost bar level do you think - i.e pecking order?

I don't think they ever roosted at the previous breeder's place - and were only handled for the usual checks, probably not very socially. It was completely dark when training -they had already started to bed down for the night. The roost bars are about 8 inches from the wall - good point about...

Hello Everyone, greetings from the UK! A week ago we got our first chickens - three 10-month old Orpingtons. I've set up a 6x4 shed as the coop and have a nice outside run with an automated chicken guard on the pop-hole. So much effort has gone into planning layouts etc etc... including a...