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I also have gone this route. My roost are only 3½" higher than my poop boards. All my flock with a few exceptions of the birds on the lower end of the pecking order roost on the 2x4. One bonus of having the poop board so close to the roost is eggs laid through the night are always in tact.

If your birds are not using the roost you are providing or you hear them constantly complaining about them you might try one of the methods discussed they all seem to be working fine.

There are basically two schools of thought on this site. I use 2x4 wide side up personally. You already employ the other school of thought. I think both are more than adequate for a flock of chickens.