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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: heatherhsp on April 09, 2011, 15:20

Title: Hens sleeping in!
Post by: heatherhsp on April 09, 2011, 15:20

Hello again everybody. 

Does anybody know why my two hens aren't coming off their roosting bar until I give them a wake up call?  It was 10.30 this morning!  When they come out they are behaving perfectly normally - no change.  Both seem happy and lively (when they've woken up that is!)

Cheers
Heather

Title: Re: Hens sleeping in!
Post by: carolbriar on April 09, 2011, 16:40

I wish mine would lie in.  Can't help though I'm afraid.

Title: Re: Hens sleeping in!
Post by: alancane on April 09, 2011, 16:46

Make the most of it!

Title: Re: Hens sleeping in!
Post by: evie2 on April 09, 2011, 20:00

Lucky you ours were out by 4.30 this morning >:(

Title: Re: Hens sleeping in!
Post by: daisy1990 on April 09, 2011, 20:08

The c lock going forward has affected our hens too, they are less pleased to get up at 6am (when we need them to get up so we can go to work) and they are very reluctant to go to bed at night as it is still light!

Title: Re: Hens sleeping in!
Post by: heatherhsp on April 09, 2011, 20:49

We're lucky that we work from home, so if it doesn't matter to them, it doesn't matter to us! But I wondered if there was a problem.... they seem fine though  :)

Title: Re: Hens sleeping in!
Post by: bantam novice on April 09, 2011, 21:25

I think they must be related to my teenage nephews.  If we see them before 11.00 am that is an early start for them  :D

Title: Re: Hens sleeping in!
Post by: compostqueen on April 10, 2011, 10:37

Mine are laying in now as well but my girls are over three years old and they have got later and later to get out of bed in the morning. They used to call loudly to be let out at day break but now I practically have to prod them out with a stick (not really)  :D

As long as they are fit and healthy I wouldn't worry  :)

Title: Re: Hens sleeping in!
Post by: heatherhsp on April 10, 2011, 17:29

Thanks for the reassurance folks. 

I guess they are both over three anyway, and Bella is a lot older than that for sure... they're probably just taking it easy then  :D

Cheers, Heather

Title: Re: Hens sleeping in!
Post by: SoniaBA on April 10, 2011, 22:25

I would LOVE for just 1 weekend, for my girls to have a lie in  :blush: Can you ask your girls to have a word with mine  :D Pretty Please  :D