I leave my pop up door open too, but I noticed that they roosted away from it, I have a roost directly over it. So this year, I leaned a piece of plywood up against the door, and stuffed one side with old hay, one side open so they can go out at will.
I can tell from the droppings, that they are much more evenly spread out on the roost. And when I enter the coop, it is much more comfortable and still. My pop up door is on the prevailing wind side, the north. I blocked off the west side and the north side, so the birds enter from the east.
Works well
I can tell from the droppings, that they are much more evenly spread out on the roost. And when I enter the coop, it is much more comfortable and still. My pop up door is on the prevailing wind side, the north. I blocked off the west side and the north side, so the birds enter from the east.
Works well