Every night at dusk (about 8:30 this time of year) the little chickens climb into the coop for bed.
The chickens all want to sleep on top of the nest boxes, which means I have to clean this space off every day. (This picture is just after cleaning.) I'm not sure if I should try to stop them from sleeping up here. They make quite a mess and there is plenty of room on the roosts. It's not hard to brush it off once a day but if I ever miss a few days I'm sure it will become intolerable.
Other than the mess I don't see any reason they shouldn't roost on the nest box. If you get tired of cleaning it you could exclude them from it for a while with chicken wire or you could change the angle of the roof so it wasn't comfortable for them to sit on.
ReplyDeleteLooks like they are growing pretty nicely.
I think we'll leave it. They seem happy.
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