IamRainey
Crowing
Is it just that you want to keep the nesting box clean? Is there something about it that's a bigger problem?
I have one hen who just wants to sleep in the nesting box next to the roosts. There's room on the roosts but she's a shy Orpington and she just seems to like the nesting box.
I can't be out there every night trying to break her of the habit. It's probably too well established now anyway. I collect her poop every morning and toss it out into the deep litter. The hens never use that box for laying anyway -- they have 2 others. Is this a problem I need to solve or just choice I can live with?
I have one hen who just wants to sleep in the nesting box next to the roosts. There's room on the roosts but she's a shy Orpington and she just seems to like the nesting box.
I can't be out there every night trying to break her of the habit. It's probably too well established now anyway. I collect her poop every morning and toss it out into the deep litter. The hens never use that box for laying anyway -- they have 2 others. Is this a problem I need to solve or just choice I can live with?