roosts
Spots for hens
Roosts is the plural of roost—a place where birds settle to sleep, typically a branch or perch.
Chickens return to the roost at dusk.
The phrase chickens coming home to roost means past actions returning to cause problems.
To roost is to settle for sleep: Pigeons roost under the bridge.
To rule the roost is to dominate a household or group.
habitat
Organism's natural environment
inhabit · settle · territory · communal · nocturnal · congregation · shelter · return · homing · rest
branch
Division or woody limb
nest · tree · bough · wire · fencepost · eave · birdhouse · aviary · henhouse · coop
- animal homesnest, den, burrow, hive, lair
- poultry housingcoops, nest boxes, perches, chicken run, runs
- poultrychicken, hen, turkey, duck, goose
- territorialityscent marking, marking, guarding, defending, border disputes
bird resting vs. bird activity
roostsflies
Winged buzzing pests
soars · takes flight · swoops · glides · hunts
- rule the roostHold domestic authority
- come home to roostPast misdeeds return consequences
- rooster tailSpray arc from vessel
- rooster crowMale chicken's vocalization
- rooster crowingMale chicken vocalizing
- rooster combFleshy growth atop male chicken