Roosting rod necessary?

[BDutch]

I find it if chickens poo in the nest-boxes. And it’s if chickens lay eggs in the poo.
If the coop you bought is withouth roost bars, you can add them easily.

 

[aart]

These chickens do have a couple of roosting rods in their area that they use quite a bit during the day it's just that at night they don't inside the coop. Interestingly they have just started roosting on the outside of the coop but not on the actual rods.

Could be your coop is too crowded or not well ventilated.
Dimensions and pics would help find the problem and a solution here.

It makes me wonder if it is more about them liking to be up high better than the actual rod(?)

Yes, height is definitely a priority.