Sleeping in the nest

[Oscarsgravett]

One of my chickens in my flock I have noticed many times has slept in the nest , she does this about 4 nights a week. I thought there may have been something wrong with her e.g if she was getting bullied of the roosting bar. However after much observation she wasn't being bullied. Some nights she slept on the roosting bars, some nights on the nest. She has done this routine ever since I have had her which is about a year . Does anyone else's chickens do this?

I would love to know

 

[aart]

I don't let mine sleep in the nests, broke them of the habit when they were pullets, as it leads to poopy nests/eggs......or more cleaning for me which I would much rather avoid.

 

[Oscarsgravett]

I don't let mine sleep in the nests, broke them of the habit when they were pullets, as it leads to poopy nests/eggs......or more cleaning for me which I would much rather avoid.

Luckily for me there is usually little or no poo in the nest when she sleeps in it as she quite often poos over the wide of the nest box , due to the angle she sleeps in there .

 

[Oscarsgravett]

Luckily for me there is usually little or no poo in the nest when she sleeps in it as she quite often poos over the wide of the nest box , due to the angle she sleeps in there .

sorry that was meant to be 'side' not 'wide'.

 

[CrazyChickGirl]

I have three pullets that are nest box sleepers. It's because they are being bullied off the roost though, by our hed hen, a brown leghorn. It's very frustrating. The good news is that they don't poop much and sleep in the opposite end of where eggs are usually laid.