Where does your Rooster sleep?

[woodsygal]

About a month ago my rooster (P-Diddy) was put in time out for a week due to being aggressive. He's behaving much better but hasn't gone back in the coop since. I was fine with that since it gives the hens a break but was surprised as I'd expected him to want back in their coop. However, the place P-Diddy is staying isn't going to be suitable in cold weather so it seems I'll need to build him his own coop. If he had his way, he'd sleep on top of the coop. When all the hens go in he immediately gets up there until we put him away.
So, this made me curious, where do your roosters sleep? With or separate from the hens? If separate, is it higher than the hens coop?

 

[five is my dog]

mine sleeps with his head out the door watching for predators. hes such a good roo!

 

[Aaron B]

Mine also sleeps on the floor of the coop, head sticking out the door way. The hens are on the roost.

 

[PeachygirlGA]

Mine sleeps on the roost with the hens.

 

[heybarb]

My rooster sleeps in the middle of the middle roost! It seems he's very particular about his spot and likes being surrounded by his girls!

 

[donrae]

My roosters each sleep on the roosts or shelves (old greenhouse for a coop), they each have their hens that sleep with them. On the shelves, the hens actually try to sleep under the rooster, not just beside him!

 

[treetrunks]

mine sleep in the laundry in cat cages because my neighbours don't like the crowing, the boys dont mind they are used to it

 

[nannie]

Mine sleeps in the nesting boxes across from hens on roosting pole.he can see them all from this position.

 

[dandrews1971]

Our rooster Fred is currently out of the coop. I only have 6 hens in there & hes way too rough with only having that many girls. So hes out. He sleeps right on top of the coop too. IN fact, we have 4 young roos, that is also where they prefer to sleep, lol

 

[tairis]

Our chickens free range but in the evening, the roosters and hens all head for the coop together. We made sure it was large enough that they could find their own space, but seems to work well. The only two that don't seem to go in are the 2 Old English Bantam roosters. Crazy things sleep on the plant hangers on either side of the doorway in the enclosed porch, rather like gargoyls. But, as we no longer live in Maine and southern VA winters are much milder, they seem to do fine.