Bleacher type roosting bars...

[Shellyb]

Is this a popular way of putting in roosting areas? I was only going to only do one bar. Will they poop on each other in this formation? Sorry if that's a silly question but I worry about the ones afraind of heights, lol.

 

[RHewitt]

If you angle the roost like stairs they will not be in the line of fire, so to speak. Picture should help explain. It gives your chickens more roosting options without taking up so much coop space.

 

[ducks4you]

Is that 45 degrees, or steeper?

 

[RHewitt]

45 plus or minus a degree and it works well.

 

[JessaLynn]

We have the exact same thing and has worked great for years!

 

[Davaroo]

Unless you like mucking out under and letting the birds run around in the manure, you might want to add dropping boards and/or cage in the bottom so they can't get below the roost.

Personally I would prefer horizontal, or stacked the roosts if I had enough birds for that, so as to take up less room. The angled roosts eat up space. But for just a few - hey whatever floats your boat.

 

[drb2003]

How much distance between the roosts typically?

 

[Davaroo]

Quote:
Typically 18 inches.

 

[RHewitt]

I clean mine fairly often so the muck does not build up. Pine shavings a chicken poop make great fertilizer and mulch.

 

[drb2003]

Is the distance between the roosts in the picture 18 inches? It looks to be less, although it's difficult to tell in a pic.

Thanks!