2 of my silkies wont use roost

[Bryce Thomas]

So 2 of my 4 hens who are silkies wont use the roost but my rooster will and the other 2 are broody and sleep on the nest but will sleep on a giant log with my rooster but the 2 hens who are not broody just sleep on the ground, I have put the 2 on the roost that is 12 inches from the floor and they wont use it, I have also never seen them jump onto tall things either. They just never want to use it and yes I put them onto the roost then they look worried or scared to get down then once they are down from it they never even look at the roost or care about it

 

[Aunt Angus]

Shoot, neither of my Silkies roost. They are usually not great flyers/jumpers. Mine sleep on the coop floor in a pile. I'm sure they're fine!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My silkies and polish just sleep on the ground away from the roosting birds

 

[whitewolf1871341]

So 2 of my 4 hens who are silkies wont use the roost but my rooster will and the other 2 are broody and sleep on the nest but will sleep on a giant log with my rooster but the 2 hens who are not broody just sleep on the ground, I have put the 2 on the roost that is 12 inches from the floor and they wont use it, I have also never seen them jump onto tall things either. They just never want to use it and yes I put them onto the roost then they look worried or scared to get down then once they are down from it they never even look at the roost or care about it

I got silkies this year and when I was researching them one of the things that came up a lot was the chickens with more toes than normal chickens like flatter surfaces and not the roosting bars so I decided to keep my silkies in their own building and own area of the yard so they can all pile on top of each other it's really cute

 

[Dingleberry]

Most of my flock don't roost. I think they do what they want. I don't force them to roost and they are fine and healthy looking

 

[MadamContrary]

My Silkies don't roost either. They are clumsy and can't see super well. I have seen others make a ladder for them to get up to the higher roosts but I haven't bothered. About half of my standard hens don't roost either, one Easter Egger still tries to sleep under my Brahmas, she'll shove her head under them

 

[Hennyhenhen]

My silkies and polish just sleep on the ground away from the roosting birds

Yea the problem with mine is they sleep under the roosting ones and get shat on all night.

 

[Bryce Thomas]

Yea the problem with mine is they sleep under the roosting ones and get shat on all night.

relatable