Several people on here have emailed me and sent me messages about my my roost in my east coop. If anyone duplicated it, I hope you're reading this. My three hens and rooster have NEVER used the ladder to reach or leave the roost. instead they fly up from the lower 2x4 and fly down five feet and out six feet. I've had to change the entire setup to keep them from breaking their legs and/or necks because no matter how much I've tried to train them, they will not use the ladder. I gave up, and replaced the ladder with a landing platform. They still flew off the roost out six feet and down five, sometimes smacking into the front door. @#&^%
I have now installed a temporary plastic screen to stop them from going beyond the landing platform; hopefully, they will start flying out one foot and down almost three feet to first land on the platform(s) and then hop down two feet to get to the floor of the coop. Betcha ten to one that they first fly into the plastic screen. @#&^%
Here's the original setup:
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Here's the new landing platform with a welcome mat on the front of it.
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Here's the plastic screen closing off the front of the coop.
I have now installed a temporary plastic screen to stop them from going beyond the landing platform; hopefully, they will start flying out one foot and down almost three feet to first land on the platform(s) and then hop down two feet to get to the floor of the coop. Betcha ten to one that they first fly into the plastic screen. @#&^%
Here's the original setup:

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Here's the new landing platform with a welcome mat on the front of it.

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Here's the plastic screen closing off the front of the coop.
