I got a 20 month old BR that all of a sudden decided to start sleeping in the nest box she lays in. Out of the past 6 nights 3 times I had to pull her out and put her on the roost. For the life of me,cant figure what started this behavior. Dont think shes broody,she is laying, eating, drinking and appears to be normal physically and went through molt. Not sure if she just wants alone time but there is more than enough space on the roost for everyone. Has anyone seen this type of behavior?
I have a couple of hens that sleep in the nesting boxes. They are the bottom of the pecking order. I just leave them be. But that is just me.
is she on the bottom of the pecking order??....i have one chicken....(she is the only one NOT laying)...and she wants to sleep in a next box because they all pick on her....so every night i chase her out and put her on the roost...they all sleep fine after "lights out"!!!!!!!
I have one that sleeps in the nesting box too....although she doesn't poop in there. She was the only one who molted recently and when she started the other started picking on her and they wouldn't let her on the roost! Now that she has most of her feathers back she is sometimes sleeping on the roost. Don't know if that helps at all.
She is not low in the order,she is in the middle to top of the pecking order. She holds her own during the day. Three times she has been in there but not in a row, tonight I pulled her out but the past 2 she was up on the roost. I thinking that my Roo who sleeps on the coop floor from time to time is right beneath the box she wants to sleep in, maybe she is his main squeeze. Tomorrow night I think I will hang around down by the coop come sunset and get lowdown on the situation. Will post my findings. Thanks all.
