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Your chickens mostly (all?) bantam/ game, @centrarchid?

I had a 2x4 in my coop that twisted when I screwed it in. The chickens would not use it. It ended up with a slightly sloped surface. After several months, I added some chickens and needed the roosting space. I took it apart and put it back, making sure the 4" flat surface was up. They use it...

Huh. Six or seven votes but not many comments. We have 2x4's laid flat as roosts, as chickens don't grip with their feet like songbirds. They need a wide, flat surface. Songbirds and parrots grip with their toes and hunker down as they sleep. The more they relax and the lower their bodies sink...