Roosting during the day but not at night??

[Bitofablonde]

did yours ever figure out how to roost? did you help them? Mine are 15.5 weeks old now and STILL won't roost at night.......

Yes they did actually. I had one or 2 that that started roosting on their own. And once we covered up the nesting boxes they started roosting on top of the ply wood, so I went into the coop for like a week and half or so after dark and would move them to the roosting bars and slowly it became fewer and fewer that I had to move. Now they roost on their own and actually found the other set of roosting bars we have for them.

I would recommend moving them once it's dark out and they should get it soon enough.

Good luck!

 

[junior67]

Yes they did actually. I had one or 2 that that started roosting on their own. And once we covered up the nesting boxes they started roosting on top of the ply wood, so I went into the coop for like a week and half or so after dark and would move them to the roosting bars and slowly it became fewer and fewer that I had to move. Now they roost on their own and actually found the other set of roosting bars we have for them.

I would recommend moving them once it's dark out and they should get it soon enough.

Good luck!

Thanks. I was hoping to avoid that but guessing I am going to have to give it a go. I don't want them sleeping on the floor forever. haahaa.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You really do have to move them onto the roost after dark, we have found. That way they can't see well enough to move off of it! Our coop lets light in at dusk until we close the man-door, then it is like a tomb in there.