coop ramp

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Just built a new coop and am looking at pics of ramps people made with little pieces of wood going across them so the chickens don't slide down. I am using a piece of a pine 1x12 for the ramp and thought about just using my circular saw to cut some slots in it about 1/8 of an inch deep across it for grip does this seem like a good idea or is it better to put pieces of wood across it?
 
pieces of wood.

and 1x12 is too wide, IMO. will have allot of cupping. if it cups the wrong way, it will hold moisture.
 
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the grooves are too small I believe. They won't be able to grip it. Think of a chook as a drunk. their feet are not that good at gripping a 1 eight slot.
 
Grooves will be filled with mud in no time.

Strips of wood on plank would work, or cut wide openings, like ladder.
 
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Example of a ramp with randomly placed cleats, so the chickens can pick and choose their grips. You can prop a crate at the end to reduce the slope.



Adjust the slope of the ramp as the chickens get older and stronger to climb up and down.

 
graggy said:
Just built a new coop and am looking at pics of ramps
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A good rule of thumb in a perfect world:
Make your ramp twice as long as the drop which would give you a 6/12 pitch and an angle of 22.5º.
"A 4x4 block attached to the end of your ramp to make a step up will do a lot to reduce the slope also."
 
Here is what the ramp inside our coop looks like...

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