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    my chickens can't get down from their roost!

    I added a couple of ramps yesterday and finalized everything today. When I went outside this morning the chickens were running around in their coop so they managed to get down somehow. Thanks for all the advice.
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    my chickens can't get down from their roost!

    If I get home early enough tonight I'll attempt a fix. I'll even snap some before and after pictures for keeping me company w/ this BS. Did I mention I've been picking our 4 birds off the perch each morning? Haha, they don't really like it but they also know they aren't getting down any...
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    my chickens can't get down from their roost!

    Hi everyone, thanks for the replies. I found an older picture of the coop that is pre-platform. Don't mind the cat -- the birds push her around and don't fear her at all. This weekend I plan to cut a hole they can jump out of into their run and a ramp that leads down to it. Hopefully they'll...
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    my chickens can't get down from their roost!

    Quote: I tried this for about 20 minutes when I finally got it all done and again in the morning. They wanted off the perch and desperately wanted the nectarine pieces I was putting down but no matter what none of them would hop down to the platform. I put the two bravest on the uppermost...
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    my chickens can't get down from their roost!

    I have 4 chickens and an inherited coop from the previous tenants. It is tall enough to stand up inside. It's a 4x4' square footprint and 8' tall on one side and maybe 6' on the other with a slanted roof. The nest boxes were already built in and are designed quite well. There is an access...
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