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I think we have everything right, except the 2x4 roosts are flat, not with the skinny part for them to sit on. They are higher than the nest boxes. I don't like their bottom fluff being caked in poop. Do you think I should set them on the roost after they go in for the night?? Thanks for the...

mites? Yikes! I will have to look around on here & see what mites look like. They used to go up on the roost..every night. Maybe since it is colder they like to snuggle together on the floor in the straw?

So my hens started out sleeping on the roosts, but at some point, they decided to sleep on the floor. This wouldn't bother me at all, except, now their butts get poopy, every.single.night., which means poop on the eggs..grrr... My husband says to leave them be, clean off the eggs. I think we...