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I cannot come up with a poop board design that will work for me. I am building an 8x4 coop that will be built off the ground. I will have two large four foot doors that open across the front of the coop and will have to reach into the 4 foot depth to clean. My poop board will run along the back 8 foot wall about 2 feet from the floor, with the perch 6 inches above it, which will allow 2 1/2 feet head room on their perch. I cannot reach the four foot depth comfortably (3 1/2' is a perfect reach). I know the poop board is the dirtiest part of the coop so I really want to be able to reach it well. Suggestions? Any design options I'm not thinking of?
I could leave a 1/2 foot gap between the poop board and the back wall, which will basically push the board closer to the doors so I can reach better. Is a 1/2 foot gap dangerous? I can picture a bird getting stuck. I only have 4 feet of width to play with. I had also thought of pushing the board a foot from the back wall, but that would give the chickens, looking up, an empty foot across by 8 feet, two feet of poop board across by 8 feet, a foot of empty space across by 8 feet above them. If I only had longer arms ... Thoughts??
Lisa
How about rear hinged doors where the boards will be? You can lift up scoop and run...same idea as those neat egg collection doors....