roosting behavior

  1. 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???
  2. 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
  3. 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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