Hi there!
So I've had some problems with my chickens - as was expected, they all came as adults as breeder cast offs from craigslist - they were cheaply priced and that was the only way to get DH to let me get on this awesome chicken lovin' wagon! I'm on my way to hatching my own but for now, need to work with the 6 girls I've got.
I built their coop on my own, but I got really sick in the middle and had to rush through the end, missing a few parts. I have had them for a couple weeks now, and I JUST got their roosting pole in last weekend. They had been sleeping in their nesting boxes, and now I can't get them to stop! Is there any way to get them to sleep on their pole instead of their boxes? They all slept on poles at their previous homes, so I know they know how to do it, but I'm not sure how to fix this behavior now that I've screwed it up.
So I've had some problems with my chickens - as was expected, they all came as adults as breeder cast offs from craigslist - they were cheaply priced and that was the only way to get DH to let me get on this awesome chicken lovin' wagon! I'm on my way to hatching my own but for now, need to work with the 6 girls I've got.
I built their coop on my own, but I got really sick in the middle and had to rush through the end, missing a few parts. I have had them for a couple weeks now, and I JUST got their roosting pole in last weekend. They had been sleeping in their nesting boxes, and now I can't get them to stop! Is there any way to get them to sleep on their pole instead of their boxes? They all slept on poles at their previous homes, so I know they know how to do it, but I'm not sure how to fix this behavior now that I've screwed it up.
