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The chickens are definitely using the 2" PVC pipe roosts. I wouldn't say the prefer it over the 2x3s or 2x2s roosts we also have in there but they don't seem to totally hate it. However, I've not really watched them to the level of observation illustrated on that Experimental Perch post! :) I'll...

Yeah, I think we underestimated the need for ventilation. Drastically! So hopefully punching in some big holes with hardware cloth will help and/or completely eliminate the diseases our birds are getting. Fowl pox! Do you vaccinate your birds?

Thank you for the read and the recommendation :) I read it a bit too late and went ahead and set up only one of the roosts (out of 3 or 4 I think) to be PVC. However, I ended up going with a 2" size, primarily because I had it lying around. I also initially tried a 1.5" 8' piece of PVC that I...

This was an enlightening post! Boy have I got work to do and lots to learn. Gotta add more venting to our 8'x12' storage shed turned into chicken coop. I fear the lack of air flow is giving us problems with respiratory infections/fowl pox that the chickens keep getting. We're in Central TX..i.e...