roosting behavior

  1. Bat

    They won’t go to bed normal

    so the growers were having a slumber party in the nest boxes. I blocked them off but there was still a ledge that the polish were getting quite comfortable on but one morning one had managed to fall into the nest box and get stuck. So I blocked it completely and now they just sleep on the ramp...
  2. VickiesChickies

    Chickens pooping in nests!

    Help! My hens are roosting on the edges of the nests and pooping in them. What a mess! Can anyone help me out here???
  3. jonig

    New Buffs don't know how to roost

    We have 4 birds in a mixed flock, SLW, Danish leghorn and Barred rock (all 19 weeks old). My son gave us 3 Buff Orpingtons (about 14 weeks old), 2 weeks ago. We kept them in the run area in a dog ex-pen. At first they didn't know how to roost at all, as my son had raised them on the ground in...
    • jonig
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    • buff orphingtons new additions to flock roosting behavior
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  4. Busterchicken

    Will new chickens know where to roost?

    I have a pair of bantams, which I kept in their coop for two days before releasing them to free range. They roost in the coop every night. I would like to add five pullets to the (currently tiny) flock. Do I still need to keep them locked in the coop for the mandatory 24hours, or will they...
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