rbreininger
In the Brooder
Here is our ramp. I ended up added cleats between the others and the hens don't seem to have any problem getting up to the roost.
coop too tall??? ramp question.....
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Here is our ramp. I ended up added cleats between the others and the hens don't seem to have any problem getting up to the roost.
Noaskye
Chirping
It must look steeper than it is, in the picture. Both ramps sit at a 45 degree angle. The bottom one goes to the ground. We made our coops out of a kids playhouse swingset. It had a 6 x 6 playhouse built and was connected by bridge to another platform that had a slide. We removed the slide and built another 4 x 6 coop using the platform we framed the 8 feet between and made it a covered run. We are running the ramp the same way on the other side and should have a foot of ground space between the two. It keeps all of the ramps along the back wall of the coop. They will walk up & down with a treat as incentive, the coops not completed inside yet so for now it's just field trips to the pen to forage & roam.
This is what my DH was thinking for ours...glad to get a visual!
Going up a ramp is much easier than coming down.
They can scramble up a near vertical surface given some toe holds, but they won't walk down it.
Steep ramps in tight spaces can lead to flying down and crashing into walls. Just sayin'.
They can scramble up a near vertical surface given some toe holds, but they won't walk down it.
Steep ramps in tight spaces can lead to flying down and crashing into walls. Just sayin'.
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