Chicken in box after dark

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

Hi! One of my girls is still in the nesting box. Everyone else is on the roosts. She is not broody, and acting normal. She doesn’t seem like she is trying to sleep there, rather just laying. She has already been sitting for 1+. I’m going to go check on her soon, but what should I do?

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

Checked on her - still in there

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Checked on her - still in there

Maybe it was too dark for her to see the roost well. I’d pick her up gently and put her in the roost. However if she goes back and spends the day on the nest tomorrow, she is probably broody.

 

[ChicNmom]

I have one that frequently wants her own room to sleep in. I think she doesn't want to deal with the drama when everyone is trying to decide where to sleep. I usually put her on the roost after everyone else is settled. She doesn't make any broody sounds or get annoyed about it so I know she is not broody. Other hens have occasionally done something similar.

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

Maybe it was too dark for her to see the roost well. I’d pick her up gently and put her in the roost. However if she goes back and spends the day on the nest tomorrow, she is probably broody.

Thanks, it was not all that dark and she seemed like she needed to lay but I’m going up there soon and I will see if she will come out.

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

I have one that frequently wants her own room to sleep in. I think she doesn't want to deal with the drama when everyone is trying to decide where to sleep. I usually put her on the roost after everyone else is settled. She doesn't make any broody sounds or get annoyed about it so I know she is not broody. Other hens have occasionally done something similar.

Yeah she is at the bottom. But to me it seems like she needs to lay. It has been raining so maybe her schedule is just off

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

She laid! It was dark so I picked her up and put her on the roosts. She seemed sleepy