Pullet laying under roosting bars

[rosemarythyme]

I thought lavender provided a calming element to the chickens?

Chickens don't need aromatherapy. Having ample space, some stuff to interact with (a good dust bath area and some litter to scratch through), and access to fresh food and water is really all the "calming" they'd need.

 

[aart]

Chickens don't need aromatherapy. Having ample space, some stuff to interact with (a good dust bath area and some litter to scratch through), and access to fresh food and water is really all the "calming" they'd need.

Ditto Dat!

 

[ElizaMay]

What about stapling a chickenwire barrier to the bottom of the bar section, or an inch or two below it - you could attach it to the walls in a big long section from one side to the other, and leave one end just hooked over nails on the wsll so that you could unhook to rake and clean underneath.

 

[AlliJackson]

What about stapling a chickenwire barrier to the bottom of the bar section, or an inch or two below it - you could attach it to the walls in a big long section from one side to the other, and leave one end just hooked over nails on the wsll so that you could unhook to rake and clean underneath.

I did try that. And she still close to lay on another spot on the floor across the coop where there was no clutter or any obstacles to get past

 

[ElizaMay]

I did try that. And she still close to lay on another spot on the floor across the coop where there was no clutter or any obstacles to get past

Well at least if she lays on the floor it won't crack, right?

 

[Borders3]

Have you thought about lowering the nest boxes? Maybe sit them on the floor back side down then you would only need to use four of them. Or four on the floor and leave four on the wall see what the hens prefer. This one particular hen has obviously decided she doesn't want to jump that high to lay. They seem on the high side and you definitely need something like a two to 3 inch board going across the front to keep eggs and nesting material in if keeping it this way.