Hello everyone,
I am new to chicken keeping as of this spring. We have 7 very spoiled girls who live in what my friends call the Coop Mahal. They are 16 weeks old and I want to open the nesting boxes to get them ready for laying. But there's a problem, or at least in my mind it's a problem. All of the girls sleep huddled in a corner at night with one (typically someone different every night) sleeping in the doorway as what I call 'the lookout'. I'm afraid if I open the boxes that they will never use the roosting bars. What should I do???
Stressed Out OCD Mama
I am new to chicken keeping as of this spring. We have 7 very spoiled girls who live in what my friends call the Coop Mahal. They are 16 weeks old and I want to open the nesting boxes to get them ready for laying. But there's a problem, or at least in my mind it's a problem. All of the girls sleep huddled in a corner at night with one (typically someone different every night) sleeping in the doorway as what I call 'the lookout'. I'm afraid if I open the boxes that they will never use the roosting bars. What should I do???
Stressed Out OCD Mama