Rod for my own back!!!

Having bought 4 new girls last autumn, I always new there would be teething problems with settling in but really!!!

My Devon Rock, Lottie is such a sweet lovely little girl but refuses to perch.  Initially I thought I would pick her up and perch her for a few nights and she would get the hang of it, but oh no, she had other ideas and quite liked that routine.

6 months on and she still doesn't perch, but instead chooses to wander out onto their ramp when she hears me coming and wait for me to pick her up and perch her....lazy little madam!  I have even tried leaving her to see if eventually she would perch..but no she would rather sleep on the floor  :blink:

I have a feeling the routine is now ingrained, for both of us 

I have one that always sleeps on the floor too, I've only seen her perch twice in the 10 months since we bought her and when she perches she seems to sink right on to the perch whereas the others seem to remain standing

Whenever I clean out the coop I shut the hatch while Amber hangs around outside waiting to be let in to inspect the job as soon as I've finished. Poppy used to be the inspector but has lost interest and Amber has taken over. Funny girls.

If she doesn't perch she is either in the nest box or on the floor under the other chickens, neither spot ideal.