sleeping at night

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Hi everyone, thanks so much for your help with my sick hen and my fox. Now I have another question. My four girls will not sleep on the perch. They insist on sleeping together all squashed up in the nesting box. What am I doing wrong. I have checked the perch is 4 inches from the floor and at least 2 inches wide, I go down every night and pick them up and move them from the box to the perch, if I go back an hour later they are all back in the box. All suggestions gratefully recieved...
 
...some hens are just awkward! a few of ours much prefer being heaped in the nest box, while their friends/sisters perch like proper hens!
 
A few of mine won;t use the perch, it does not mind how many times I place them on there, they seem to jump back down as soon as my back is turned!
 
Some of mine dont perch either, I just let them sleep where they like & OH cleans out the nestboxes :lol:
 
wow thanks, the perch is higher than the nest box so thats not it... the breeder told me they must perch at night or their digestive systems don't get a chance to work properly. Beginging to wonder if he wanted me to buy his coops!!! I have been so worried about them not perching but from the sound of it lots of chickens don't perch. thank goodness for one good thing..
 
4700fiona said:
wow thanks, the perch is higher than the nest box so thats not it... the breeder told me they must perch at night or their digestive systems don't get a chance to work properly.
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Not heard of that one before! :-)07 They will be telling you that his/her cockerels lay eggs next :lol:
 
Begining to wonder too.... he did try and sell me a couple and I went in for one chicken of one specific breed and came out with three none of whom were the breed I had planned to get. Reckon he's a good salesman!
 
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