roost bar

Hi Again! We built a lovely coop for our new flock of 12. It has two large roosts, one at about 3 feet high and another at about 4 feet high. The kids learned to roost without issue... but about 2 weeks ago (they’re 17 weeks old) I found them roosting in the rafters!! They are about 8 feet off...

Hi everyone This is my first post in the forum after being able to find plenty of advice on this forum over the past 2 years since owning chickens. When I first purchased my hens, I had a simple coop where as the hens walked in, they effectively walked onto the perches which were just above...

Hello! I have a quick question... I've been integrating 3 new pullets (now 16-17 weeks old) to my existing flock of 3 chickens. I've been following the recommended steps and today has been the first day I put them all together in the same enclosed run after free ranging. Things are going very...

Been looking through designs and ideas here and online. I assumed I would use a round 1-1 1/2" wooden dowel for roosting. I see a lot of simple 2x4 roosts. Some have just left the top side of a wall board accessible. Others have a shelf. Before I get dowels, I would like opinions. Do your...

Good Morning!!!! Hello! We're new to this forum and are raising eight new laying chicks. My husband is converting an old garden shed into a chicken coop and we have a TON of questions. Here we go.... a) Should the concrete floors be "broom finished" or "smooth finished?" b) Should we put...

The Ladies are stubborn. Still sleeping on the bunk bed ladders and shelf instead of roost bar. Oh my bad 1 of my Favolles enjoys having it all to herself. I switched my nest boxes (which were those big buckets from Lowes) to rubber tubs that they ❤️love. They prefer the ones on the floor and...

We have 7 layers, just started getting eggs, got 3 yesterday, :) This is my first time raising chickens! They're so much fun to watch! I have a roost question? How big should the bars be? I'm trying three limbs now and don't think I got right size. Its all wrong for them. How wide should...

here is the roost and poo board and ramp up. As well as nesting “boxes”. I will have them blocked off better before I add the girls.

Is there one shape that's better than others for a roost? I've seen some who use 2x4s - but do chickens prefer to stand on something that is rounded, or is flat better? How do you really know (has anyone asked their chickens? - have they given you an answer? :-P

I have a roost about 3 feet off the ground but my Muscovies won’t use it. They were roosting at previous home with previous owner on even higher roosts (6+ feet) but I’ve had to clip a wing on each of them to keep them home. I don’t think they can get enough lift (especially my Drake) to get up...

I put in a new roosting bar for the chickens. I ripped a 2x4 down to 2 1/2" based on what I've read chickens like, also for cold whee so that their feet are covered in cold weather. the ladies were roosting on the nesting box even though it's lower than the roosting bar. I fixed that. But now...