Chickens want to sleep on top of coop

[Sunny Side Up]

You could just let them stay out, but you know it's a gamble. They could be just fine for months & months, then suddenly one morning you'll come out to find scattered feathers & chicken parts.

I know. I speak from experience.

And if conditions were good for raccoons to live nearby at one time, there are certain to be more at some future date.

Some birds just get fixated on a particular spot to roost, others will be tempted follow their example. You'll need to either make that coop top uncomfortable for them to use for roosting, or make a physical barricade between them & the coop top. Perhaps you could use plastic deer netting tacked from the coop eves to the edges of the fence, so there's no way they have access to the top.

If you can post pictures of your set-up we can make better suggestions.

 

[purplehands2]

Mine just started roosting on top of coup. I have to put them in every night. Not sure why. They are sound asleep! Weird, when they where going in on there own fine. Suggestions?

 

[alitucker]

Mine started roosting on top of the coop because we had a mite infestation. Now that I have taken care of the mites I was expecting they would start sleeping in the coop again but they definitely prefer it. After blocking off the top they stopped sleeping up there and all is normal now.

 

[Mrs Chicken Lover]

Why not just let them be if they are happy there? Thats what I do with mine Blessings