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Make them convenient for YOU to access. If you are in cold weather country, make them part of your foot print. Otherwise, if you want to, you can build them as a bump out. The little 4' area at the front of your coop would be an ideal spot, especially if you blocked that off to chicken...

Yes, they will crowd. But, the evening "going to roost" time is when the biggest pecking order brawls take place. So, no matter how many l.f. of roost space you have, I suggest that you have 2 of them! If that were my coop, I'd lower the high one. It looks like the perch area below the fixed...

Just something to think about: 5' is a pretty big jump down for LF birds. IME, they don't hop from upper roost to lower before flying to the ground. They typically do it in one movement pattern. Going up, they are more likely to make their way to a high perch in 2 jumps if there is an...

New box, Aart?

How wide is your coop? I recommend 1 l.f. of roost space per bird, and suggest that it be 15" from the back wall to help limit skid marks on the wall. What are the dimensions of your coop? Do you intend to add a broody area? Have nest boxes accessible from outside the coop? What is your...