roosting

When we finished their run last weekend I created them such a nice dust bath spa. Filled with all kinds of goodies to keep them clean and happy. Well, these dummies keep roosting on it and popping in it! They roost on the actual roost too, but each day I’m cleaning the run most of the poop is in...

My Jersey Giant hens are not getting the point to roost on the bars in the coop. I have various roost heights. Plenty of roosting space. These are the first JG I have had so I am learning about that breed still. They keep roosting in my nests. I had blocked the nests off for weeks and they still...

Curious to get your thoughts on my flocks sudden inability to roost peacefully at night. A week or two ago I noticed that our flock of 6 (5 hens and 1 rooster) were being aggressive towards each other each night as they began to roost. They've always generally been pretty peaceful about finding...

We have a 16 week old Lavender Marans cockerel who likes to start his evening on the roost, but I popped out last night and confirmed that he sometimes (often?) switches to the bedding. He is a bird we've mistaken for dead a few times because he likes to lay down on his side and sleeps deeply 🤣...

I have a 3yo Black Astralop that had bad heat stroke last fall (northern California), during which her legs seemed to give out for a day or so until recovered and reintroduced with her flock. She immediately went into an early molt. She has never laid since and does not roost with her sisters...

I just added a rooster to our flock today. He has been fine with them all day until tonight. This is the first time I allowed him on the roosting bar with them and from the time it took to let the horses in and then go back and check on them there was blood dripping down the roosting bar. I...

I've raised ducks for 6 years but roosting is new to me. I am 1 year into raising my muscovy ducks. They are completely independent and live on a large pond surrounded by plenty of trees and snags. They spend most nights roosting on the neighbors dock and free range during the daytime hours. As...

Neighbours chickens free roam on their property and the property I live on. At night they roost in trees so I figured I'd share a few photos. We live where there are limited predators so I guess this is how they've decided to raise chickens. Seems to work well the chickens are all fairly old...

Hello! New chicken mom here. My chickens are just about to be 18 weeks. Currently they have a 2x4 roost on the other side of the coop, however most of them choose to roost up in the rafters. My question is….is this bad? (Besides being annoying to have to scrape/clean every morning) I’m guessing...

Hello, I noticed one night a few weeks ago when putting my chickens away at night that one of my hens was acting strange and looked like it was squatting while roosting. I was a little confused and then it just layed an egg right there on the roosting stand. She had laid a shell less rubber egg...

Hello everyone! We get to go down on a road trip to see family for a late Seder, and while I'm very excited to see family (some of whom are getting very up there in years, and haven't met their great-grandson in person yet), I am worried about leaving my girls. (I'm a first time chicken-haver...

I live in the city and we are becoming overtaken by hens and roosters in our neighborhood. I was finally able to find someone that was willing to trap & release on a farm. We made a very unusual discovery at roosting time last night. I grew up on a farm with free-range chickens and what we saw...

For the past few weeks several of my chickens have been molting, they're on the tail-end of the molt but there is one issue. Most of the molting chickens aren't roosting anymore. Some sleep in the nest boxes while a bunch sleep on the coop floor. This has been a pain because the coop is much...

so i bought this silver laced mix hen with her chicks and they hatched on the 13 of september and since yesterday she has been neglecting them she doesnt call them for food and she seems to like being in the nest box and i think she laid an egg i got 1 more than im meant to get when she sits...

Hi, chicken peeps! I’ve recently moved my girls to a new coop and run. There are seven of them, and they’re 19 weeks old. They have a coop with an attached run. Inside the coop, they have roosting bars about 50 cm above the ground (2x4 boards with the wide side up for perching). Six of the...

Hi, so I have 16 new chickens (about 5 months old), and I've got them to roost in the outdoor run of the chicken coop, but now that it's getting colder they need to roost in the house. I think there is plenty of room in the house, but they won't roost in there, instead they roost in the run. I...

So is this a protection thing? She is the top pecking order hen. This is the situation every night. She sits on the edge of the poop board facing the door.

Hello from Utah! I am fairly new to chickens. My family had them when I was a kid but of course I didn't pay much attention. Now I am going into my first winter with my new flock. I have 2 each of Barred Rock, Golden Sex Link, and Easter Eggers. My coop is contained so the chickens can roost...

My 11 week old California White and Gold Sex Link were raised by my broody Buff Orpington, but now as “teenagers” are pretty independent from their adoptive “mama.” I clipped their wings to try to cut down on the long distance flights. however this has not stopped white Dolly from flying up into...

My 4 girls (18 weeks mixed flock, RIR, Buff Brahma, Buff Orpington, Cuckoo Marans) have been slowly working out their pecking order in our suburban back yard. They all seem to get along fine during the day-while they are out and about, there is no feather picking or major fighting behavior minus...