- Apr 28, 2011
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Hi there, got 3 girls about 10 days ago, 1 of them sleeps on the perch every night, the other 2 will sleep in the nest box if I let them. I've been blocking it off so now they just sleep on the floor in front of the perches. With time, will the 2 floor sleepers get the hang of the perch? They are all red shavers, 23 weeks old, just started laying eggs. The perch is definitely the highest thing they can sleep on, definitely higher than the nest box. We were away for the weekend, and although they laid their eggs in the nest box all sweet, I konw they were sleeping there as there was some poo in the nest boxes. With the layout of my coop, it's a bit hard to place the 2 floor sleepers on the perches (they are a bit far for me to reach). Any ideas or you think with time I should keep blocking off the nest box at night and opening for business in the morning and eventually they'll get the idea of sleeping on the perch. Any help would be much appreciated.
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