They won’t go to bed normal

[Bat]

so the growers were having a slumber party in the nest boxes. I blocked them off but there was still a ledge that the polish were getting quite comfortable on but one morning one had managed to fall into the nest box and get stuck. So I blocked it completely and now they just sleep on the ramp. I’ve been going out, picking them up and plopping them on a low roost bar and they stay there the rest of the night. They’re not the most agile lil idiots. What can I do to encourage them to be better at being proper chickens?

 

[Jacquie Button]

so the growers were having a slumber party in the nest boxes. I blocked them off but there was still a ledge that the polish were getting quite comfortable on but one morning one had managed to fall into the nest box and get stuck. So I blocked it completely and now they just sleep on the ramp. I’ve been going out, picking them up and plopping them on a low roost bar and they stay there the rest of the night. They’re not the most agile lil idiots. What can I do to encourage them to be better at being proper chickens?

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They look like little owls!

 

[TheWriteChick]

Mine never slept on the low roosts that came in our bought coop. I renovated another one and put in roosts about 18" of the floor, and they loved it. With the low roosts I had to block off the nest boxes every night. And they still slept right in front of them, on bare boards. Yuck!

I'd just leave the boxes blocked off until they start laying, and make sure their roosts are high enough.

 

[Bat]

Mine never slept on the low roosts that came in our bought coop. I renovated another one and put in roosts about 18" of the floor, and they loved it. With the low roosts I had to block off the nest boxes every night. And they still slept right in front of them, on bare boards. Yuck!

I'd just leave the boxes blocked off until they start laying, and make sure their roosts are high enough.

There are higher ones too but these girls can barely jump on a chair in broad daylight. They’re immensely entertaining but such a bad design.

 

[Jessica Thompson]

I LOVE polish just because of this stuff

 

[TheWriteChick]

They sound hilarious! My EEs are just the opposite. I clipped their wings before we went out of town for a few days, and one still managed to get on top of the neighbor's trailer on the other side of the fence. At night. And my friend had to knock on the neighbor's door for help getting her down . . .
I hope the figure it out eventually!

 

[PirateGirl]

when mine were young I put a little ramp up to the high roost, they thought it was great fun climbing up and down and eventually started sleeping up there.

 

[TheWriteChick]

when mine were young I put a little ramp up to the high roost, they thought it was great fun climbing up and down and eventually started sleeping up there.

That makes sense - if they like the ramp to the nests, maybe they would like that ramp better!

 

[Bat]

They sound hilarious! My EEs are just the opposite. I clipped their wings before we went out of town for a few days, and one still managed to get on top of the neighbor's trailer on the other side of the fence. At night. And my friend had to knock on the neighbor's door for help getting her down . . .
I hope the figure it out eventually!

Not down with the lingo yet - what are EEs? These gals love to fly but always crashing into bushes and bouncing off walls. They run everywhere, in a pinball fashion and then just stop, stare into the middle distance for like 2 minutes without moving before collapsing and having a dust bath in the grass where there is no dust.

Definitely both well on the spectrum.

 

[Jacquie Button]

Not down with the lingo yet - what are EEs? These gals love to fly but always crashing into bushes and bouncing off walls. They run everywhere, in a pinball fashion and then just stop, stare into the middle distance for like 2 minutes without moving before collapsing and having a dust bath in the grass where there is no dust.

Definitely both well on the spectrum.

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