hens sleeping in nest box

[bfrancis]

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Good idea though!

 

[Momhen]

I have the same problem with mine "roosting" in the nesting box. I may leave them too it over the winter months as, like us, I'm sure they would appreciate a bit of extra heat in the cold weather. I have 4 light sussex that only seem to want to sleep on the bottom of our coop - they never roost on the available roosts. Is this typical of this breed? I have a small portable roost (12" long x 4" high) which I've put in the coop and the rooster uses it. His "girls" cuddle up around the bottom of this roost though. I have a branch out in the run for them to roost on in the daytime and they don't even seem to like it, preferring to just sit in the grass! They also don't scratch like our other breed does. I thought all chickens scratched!

 

[Ilona]

one nesting box is on the ground and the other is on the same level as roosting, but I find eggs only in the top roosting box. I don't really mind that much that they sleep in it, the only bad part is that there is poop! But I think I will just clean it and let them sleep there. I just feel they deserve soft place too sleep haha

 

[Mrs.Hoover]

I have silkies, austolap, and RIR mix. They think they have to cuddle together in one box. I'm glad to see this thread!

 

[nuttyredhead]

I have 1 that sleeps in a nesting box, same box every night, though i have noticed she is on the low end of the pecking order! She is a brown Leghorn, the other 15 sleep on the roost!