Sleeping In the Nest Box

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Sleeping In the Nest Box

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One of our girls has suddenly decided she want's to sleep in the next box. When I've check on them the last couple of nights she's been in there and this morning there was lots of poo so I guess she's spent the night there. Is it a problem or should I just let her carry on? She is a bit of a loner and does sometimes go and sit in there on her own during the day. Think she must need a bit of 'me time' away from the other three >dum<
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Just leave her be, she knows where she is comfiest. {hug}
Mine sleep on the nest boxes,in the nestboxes ,in a plastic dog bed and in the summer most decide to roost on perches. Chickens eh ?
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I have a couple that prefer the nest boxes to the perches as long as they are happy who are we to argue :)
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All 4 of mine pile on top of each other in the nest boxes to sleep. I had one who liked to perch but even she prefers the box now. They are certainly fickle girls!
As the others have said I'd let your chook sleep wherever makes her happy )t'
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All 6 of mine sleep in the nest boxes. The 4 brown girls only just fit - but they manage.
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Mine too. They all sleep piled up on top of each other somewhere or other. It's usually in the nest boxes but sometimes in a corner of the coop. I gave up and removed the perches as they weren't a bit interested in them and they got in the way of cleaning.
As long as she's happy let her get on with it :-D
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If I was a chicken id choose to sleep in a nest box rather than a perch!
Mine went to sleep in the garden the other day and I had to carry them back to their coop!
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some of my lot too prefer the nest boxes.
Every morning when I let the girls out, I lift the lid on the nestboxes, each box is lined with newspapers topped with straw (COSY!) which is also topped with poo (sheesh!) which I lift up in its entireity and tip the poo off, and replace the paper/straw 'nest' - flick of the wrist!! +pinn+
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Girlies have minds of their own and they will sleep where they want to thankyou!
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As long as she is happy )t'
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I've removed two of the perches out of the coop, and left one right at the back furthest away from the door and drafts. That's where all the poo accumulates +pinn+ But there is always a little nest made in the middle of the floor where they must arrange the straw and cuddle in! {hug}

A friend of ours has to go and clean out the nest boxes in his coop before his girls will lay their eggs as they sleep in their boxes.
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