Roost height

[arazla]

Yeah, that's an idea. I could probably double the shed and leave the wall in between.

 

[CKfarm22]

Yeah, that's an idea. I could probably double the shed and leave the wall in between.

Exactly!!!

 

[arazla]

In my opinion, chickens (fully feathered) do not need a heat source *unless* you live in a very very cold environment. As long as you have plenty of ventilation (minimum 1sqft per bird) you should be fine without one. Roosting keeps their feet warm and they tend to tuck their heads into their wings when it gets cold to protect their comb/wattles.

As someone else said, you don’t want your roost and nesting boxes the same height.

Gets to be -12 here occasionally. Sometimes ice storms. Wow, that's a lot of ventilation. We need to cut out more.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Here is an article written by someone who lives in a truly cold climate. You might find something helpful in it.

Cold Weather Poultry Housing and Care | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens

 

[TOP ROOST CHICKENS]

Wooden roosts need to be at least 11 inches in my opinion. The gradient needs to match trigonometry ly, if you understand. Eg 11 inches up and 2 inches back

 

[arazla]

Here is an article written by someone who lives in a truly cold climate. You might find something helpful in it.

Cold Weather Poultry Housing and Care | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens

Thank you, that's an interesting article.

 

[arazla]

Wooden roosts need to be at least 11 inches in my opinion. The gradient needs to match trigonometry ly, if you understand. Eg 11 inches up and 2 inches back

11 inches from the ground or from the nesting box? I can't remember any particular formulas to calculate gradient. We ended up lowering the boxes to 28" up from the floor. I think the depth of the boxes is about 20." We used an old kitchen wall cabinet for the frame. So that leaves a little over 4' across for them to jump down and there's plenty of hay. Spatially, it looks about right to me now, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[arazla]

11 inches from the ground or from the nesting box? I can't remember any particular formulas to calculate gradient. We ended up lowering the boxes to 28" up from the floor. I think the depth of the boxes is about 20." We used an old kitchen wall cabinet for the frame. So that leaves a little over 4' across for them to jump down and there's plenty of hay. Spatially, it looks about right to me now, but please correct me if I'm wrong.