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    Chicken Roosts - Shapes, Sizes, and Placement

    Chickens, like other birds, have special tendons and ligaments, so that when they curl their feet around a roost and fall asleep, the legs lock into place and they don't fall off. I've had a hen die of a broken neck when she fell asleep and slipped off of a shelf in the coop (since removed!) but...
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    Chicken Roosts - Shapes, Sizes, and Placement

    I've always used round roosts and no one has fallen off yet! You can see my roosts on my cams - www.HenCam.com. I like ladder-style roosts, so birds can be at different heights. The roosts in my hencam coop are attached with hinges, so I can lift up and keep out of the way when cleaning. In the...
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