My girls are 15 weeks old and have been in the coop since they were 8 weeks old. Since moving to their coop they have been sleeping on the floor in a pile by the pop-door. The were roosting in their brooder before moving to the coop. I live in Colorado where the temperatures have been dropping into the teens at night.
Should I be moving the ladies to the roost at night? Not sure if I should be doing something to encourage them to sleep on the roosts. I don't know how they aren't all covered in poop the way they currently sleep.
I have included pictures of the coop in case there are issues with the design that I'm not aware of. These pictures were taken prior to moving them into the coop. There are wood chips on the floor and Sweet PDZ on the poop boards below the roosting bars.
Thank you.
Should I be moving the ladies to the roost at night? Not sure if I should be doing something to encourage them to sleep on the roosts. I don't know how they aren't all covered in poop the way they currently sleep.
I have included pictures of the coop in case there are issues with the design that I'm not aware of. These pictures were taken prior to moving them into the coop. There are wood chips on the floor and Sweet PDZ on the poop boards below the roosting bars.
Thank you.