Saturday, January 30, 2010

[CHICKENS-101] Re: hens sleep in nest box but not on roost

 

My chickens don't mind the round pole one little bit. And when they roost, their feet are completely covered. Chickens were built to roost on branches.

--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, Gerrie Mooney <deanniey@...> wrote:
>
> If they are not laying yet I would just leave the nest boxes closed off for a while until they are in the habit of roosting. You say roost pole, is it round? Chickens usually prefer a flat, wider surface. I found 2x4s work best.
>  
> See ya! Gerrie


__._,_.___
To post a message to the list go to
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
.

__,_._,___

No comments:

Post a Comment