Can you train a chicken to sleep on roosts instead of in nesting boxes?

[jmngrose]

It's all in the title. My problem is under my last thread "no eggs in 8 days". We modified their coop. And now they have higher roosts. Can or Should I try to train them to use the roosts? Or let them figure it out naturally? Still no eggs in 12 days.

 

[darkmatter]

It's all in the title. My problem is under my last thread "no eggs in 8 days". We modified their coop. And now they have higher roosts. Can or Should I try to train them to use the roosts? Or let them figure it out naturally? Still no eggs in 12 days.

Block off the nesting boxes at night. I have a hinged cover I can close up the boxes when I need to. Once the chickens spend a week or two sleeping on the roost, you can leave the nest boxes uncovered at night. Some people use a fabric curtain to close off the boxes they roll up during the day.