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I think I will try to make a seperate perch just for the banties. They probably got pushed around by the big girls. There was almost a full cross piece, 3 ft empty, when I checked. So it may just take some sorting out of the pecking order. But I will try to make tgem their own spot.You have some very stubborn hens, as hens most certainly can be. Are they overcrowded? They need 8-12" of roosting space per bird. You can try using a board to block off the nesting boxes before they start heading in for the night, then opening them up again in the morning. After a few weeks they may have gotten the hint. Similarly you could move them out of the boxes every night after dark. They will EVENTUALLY get the hint. When I move my chicks from the chicks house to the hens house (shared run) I have to find them all each night and put them where I want them for a solid 2 weeks, and occasionally over the next few months until they finally comply.