Chicken coop chaos

[rosemarythyme]

That's what I was wondering. So I will just learn to accept it lol

It does sound like a warzone in there around bed time. Best to just close the door and walk away.

 

[Folly's place]

I think your coop is a bit crowded, or at least totally full, and twenty feet of roosts for twenty-three birds is really too tight. There's always some drama with youngsters of different ages at bed time, but this crowding makes it a bigger event.
Fewer birds, or more space, especially more roost space!
How about posting some pictures of your coop?
If many of your birds are bantams, that helps a lot as far as space is concerned, although here I don't think that the bantams take less space per bird at all.
Mary

 

[MommyGirl]

I think your coop is a bit crowded, or at least totally full, and twenty feet of roosts for twenty-three birds is really too tight. There's always some drama with youngsters of different ages at bed time, but this crowding makes it a bigger event.
Fewer birds, or more space, especially more roost space!
How about posting some pictures of your coop?
If many of your birds are bantams, that helps a lot as far as space is concerned, although here I don't think that the bantams take less space per bird at all.
Mary

Only pic I got on my phone right now when we first built it. The 4ft bar was added later. And I also added a poop board. Where do you think I could add more roost? The might need more when they get bigger but right now 17 sleep on top bar. 4 sleep on second bar. None sleep on 4 ft bar and 2 sleep on top of door

 

[MommyGirl]

Oh here is pic

 

[MommyGirl]

Oh here is pic

Other side

 

[Folly's place]

Chickens want to as high up as possible when roosting, so the more dominant birds favor the higher roosts, usually. They need space to fly up, and fly down, so that needs to be considered too.
Where is that 4' bar? Could you put another one over the top of the nest boxes, or extend the length of the 4' bar?
Fewer birds?
Mary

 

[MommyGirl]

Chickens want to as high up as possible when roosting, so the more dominant birds favor the higher roosts, usually. They need space to fly up, and fly down, so that needs to be considered too.
Where is that 4' bar? Could you put another one over the top of the nest boxes, or extend the length of the 4' bar?
Fewer birds?
Mary

Definitely don't want to reduce my flock. The other bar is lower under the other 2 bars but could extend it all the way across. Mainly had it there so low cause 4 of them acted like they couldn't get up to the other ones when I first put them in the coop. They all are still young right now. I could even extend another roost down the other wall if need be. Thanks

 

[MommyGirl]

Didn't know if it's better to have them all one height or not so they don't fight over top bar?

 

[Folly's place]

I'd consider another roost along the other wall also.
You won't want birds pooping on each other, so avoid having roosts set up that way too.
Better to have more roosts, even if there's no space for another poop board.
Try something, and see how it works.
Mary

 

[aart]

Other side

I'd remove the angled nest top and put a poop board with roost above nests.