Chuckerton Posted May 13 Report Posted May 13 (edited) I built a chicken pen and saw a video where someone made a good looking chicken coop for them, and i just built my own off of a fuzzy screenshot of theirs. At first i had an issue getting chickens to go into it but putting the feeding box inside the coop seemed to make them get in there. However, i dont know if the chicken is actually incubating the eggs. I know they have to be fed to be broody and they need to be undisturbed so im trying not to go over there. The chicken coop only has a single block between the floor of the coop and the roof where the henboxes are. Do they need a free space above the henbox to actually roost on it? I know i can also see one sitting inside the coop close to a box but not on it. Do they have to actually be sitting on it to be considered roosting or does sitting nearby count? (really hoping it hasnt laid an egg on the floor or something and is roosting on that. ) Edited May 13 by Chuckerton
Helst_navngivet Posted May 13 Report Posted May 13 Im not sure that they NEED free space over them, but the hitbox of the henbox is surprisingly tall, so there might be the possibility that they cant nest on it because of the low ceiling. As for your other question, they need to be sitting on the henbox to incubate the egg. Hope this helps!
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