This evening I sat in one of my three larger pens waiting on the owl to come in so I could spy first hand on it. A chair was placed in the coop near about 18 birds roosting in two locations with one group very close to my head and at the same level. We hung out together for a good 90 minutes...
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