some do some don't

[George and Morgan]

this cock and hen prefer to be high up found that out last year she is paired to this cock

[Andy]

These are my pairs in the widowhood section.

Most pairs have youngsters under them now. The oldest pair are 6 days old today. Just 6 more eggs due to hatch over the next 3 days. So far only one egg has failed to hatch, so very pleased. Should give me 21 youngsters 9 days between oldest and youngest.

[George and Morgan]

that's very good Andy my problem most are new pairings and some cocks may be looking for the hens they had

[George and Morgan]

bought set of 4 nest boxes £120 used just the one nest taken so thought i would put a shelf up straight away a hen goes to it followed by 2 cocks
it is barley straw from last year Trev

[Buster121]

bought set of 4 nest boxes £120 used just the one nest taken so thought i would put a shelf up straight away a hen goes to it followed by 2 cocks
it is barley straw from last year Trev

George more often than not they just like the simple things in life, that pair you put pic on who like to be high up pair crackers there mate

[Buster121]

These are my pairs in the widowhood section.

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Most pairs have youngsters under them now. The oldest pair are 6 days old today. Just 6 more eggs due to hatch over the next 3 days. So far only one egg has failed to hatch, so very pleased. Should give me 21 youngsters 9 days between oldest and youngest.

Well done Andy all looking good

[George and Morgan]

i think may have solved the problem with the nest boxes have added a shelf on the outside rather than them going straight in and birds are landing on it first

[Andy]

They do prefer to be higher up if they can. You say that you put in new nest boxes George. Were the cocks allowed to select their boxes before being paired up? When you paired them up were the pairs shut in the boxes? You say that they are new pairings! 10 out of my 11 pairings in the widowhood section are new pairings.
Because of me changing my lofts inside this year the cocks were in that section for 2 months before being paired. There were/are no other perches in that section so the cocks had to perch in the nest boxes. This meant that all the cocks had taken a box before the hens were introduced. I had more of a problem the previous year when I had box perches in that section as some of the birds would prefer to perch in them especially rather than the lower row of nest boxes.

[Andy]

i think may have solved the problem with the nest boxes have added a shelf on the outside rather than them going straight in and birds are landing on it first

Sounds good George.

[Trev]

this cock and hen prefer to be high up found that out last year she is paired to this cock

A nice looking pair too George.