Chicken won't use the perch.

deerslayer6

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Jun 14, 2021
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I have an Amish built coop and they put a shelf over the windows level with the eaves. I have about a 10 week old Sapphire Gem that wants to sleep up there instead of using the perch. I have 9 other chickens all were gotten at the same time and they all sleep tight together on the perch. Why does she go up there and is it ok to leave her there? I'm worried she might get hurt either getting up or down. I took her down one night and put her on the perch and she stayed there, but last night she went right back up in the eave.
 
Yes the perch is about 9 feet long and the others are only using about 4 feet of it if that much. I am new here so I will see if I can post some pics.
 
Yes the perch is about 9 feet long and the others are only using about 4 feet of it if that much. I am new here so I will see if I can post some pics.
I think I have posting pics figured out that is if you can see these four pics ok. If so I will take more of the inside of the coop and where the one chicken is roosting.
 

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OK here are the pics of the chickens on the perch and the one that wants to sleep on the shelf over the windows. She started out in the corner but now she goes to about the middle between the windows.
 

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