Greetings! I've had chickens for a few years and someone convinced me to livestream them

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. I would expect a silkie to sleep in the nesting box. They rarely roost. Maybe @Debbie292d can give you some tips.

 

[Jener8or]

This sounds like a neat project. It looks like you have some good plans for keeping your girls out of the nesting boxes at night.

My chickens don't sleep in the nesting boxes, but sometimes they sleep on top of them. It's not a problem to me, so I just let them. Maybe adding curtains to your nest boxes would make them less appealing to sleep in.

Thanks for joining and welcome to BackYard Chickens!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! We're so glad you decided to join us! Make yourself at home!

 

[Burnt Brass Homestead]

@HenHangout

I know twitch traditionally caters to gamer, but I was researching if it would be worthwhile to create a channel to live stream the animals.

I have seen a few homesteader have channels set up.

Good luck with your setup.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

Like Janie said above, with ours they sleep on top of the nest boxes mostly, but some of them in them. We tried a roost, but only had one rooster use it, so removed it.

You could try making the nest bedding less comfortable. I put horse bedding pellets in our nest boxes, and they still slept in them, but at least they're easier to clean and keep the eggs cleaner. They also make plastic mats, I've seen, so they don't get anything to lay on. Nothing says they need to have it all cushy in there.

As for an idea for automated doors, hubby is going to use an old garage door opener to raise/lower four doors, which can be on a timer. He's in the process of building the breeding coop, so there's nothing I can show yet.