Hello, shd i close my nestbox off at night,as my 4 hens all sleep and poop in there,??? and not on theyre perches,this is what i have been doing, but a freind said, that his lay early morn before he gets up?? what shouldi do for the best??
EddieS said:I never close nest boxes off, if they feel comfortable I leave them. We only have them for 3 or 4 years,
let them be happy. They will lay just as many eggs, a bit dirtier perhaps, but unless you are commercial does it matter?
yes same here, thats my thoughts and problem right there, lolgreatbarnet said:I totally see what you mean; I was happy leaving my hen to sleep where she wanted. But cleaning poop out of the wood shavings on the floor of the coop is considerably easier than trying to unpick it from the straw in the nest box! So a week of faffing about with flowerpots has in fact reduced my chores.