Another Rooster Problem/Question

[sophiaw00]

My new rooster, Daryl, is amazing. He was accepted right away into the flock, doesn't hurt or overmate my 9 hens, breaks up fights, protects them from predators, and lets them eat before he does, BUT he doesn't like to sleep in the coop with them?

Every night when I go to lock them up, he's roosting on one of the outisde roosts and I have to physically put him in the coop on the roosts. He knows where they are. I've seen him roosting inside the coop during the day (odd, I know). He is quite big so maybe he thinks hes too big when all the other girls are on there too? Am I going to have to physically put him in the coop every day or is he going to eventually go in on his own?

 

[Egghead_Jr]

He'll eventually get that the coop is his home.

If the roost is too close to ceiling for his liking lower it some or I've had a cramped coop and 12 lbs cock that just slept in the corner instead of squeezing onto the roost.

 

[donrae]

Describe the interior of your coop....how big, how much roost space, how far from walls and ceiling. How much ventilation?

 

[sophiaw00]

It's made of pallets, but we didn't change the pallets we just secured them together and secured hardware cloth over them for predator proof. That way there is optimal ventialltion. In the winter I have insullated plywood pieces that secure into the plywood frames to prevent any drafts from coming in. The roost is ladder style with 3 rungs. Each rung is 3 feet wide and usually 5 hens are on the top and 5 are on the second rung. He likes the second rung as well. When he is standing normally on the second run, his head is level with the third rung so when he is sleeping he has plenty of room above his head and about 3-4 inches on either side of him. Probaly 5-6 inches in front of him before the wall.

 

[aart]

It's made of pallets, but we didn't change the pallets we just secured them together and secured hardware cloth over them for predator proof. That way there is optimal ventialltion. In the winter I have insullated plywood pieces that secure into the plywood frames to prevent any drafts from coming in. The roost is ladder style with 3 rungs. Each rung is 3 feet wide and usually 5 hens are on the top and 5 are on the second rung. He likes the second rung as well. When he is standing normally on the second run, his head is level with the third rung so when he is sleeping he has plenty of room above his head and about 3-4 inches on either side of him. Probaly 5-6 inches in front of him before the wall.

Sounds a bit crowded.
Can you give dimensions (W x L x H) of inside of coop....and some pics?