The idea of the roost being easily removable for cleaning is a good one. I used screws on just about everything on my coop, including the roost bars. My thinking was that it would be easier to take things apart to change things if I needed to. The roost bars are held on with just one screw on...
I have built two roost bars out of two by fours (wide side up) and placed them about 24" high. The coop is raised so the interior height is only about 4 ft. I figured this would be a good compromise.
Onstad1, is that a natural branch you are using? Is that a better choice than the...