Chicken Head room???

[Half-a-dozen]

How much head room does a grown chicken need from the cieling to the top of the roost?? I looked everywhere, googled it and all and it states only height of roost from the floor.....

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[ChelC]

I'm wondering the same thing because we'll be stacking our roosts with droppings boards to conserve space and we have a low ceiling in the coop.

I don't know how well the get up to the roosts - I don't want them smacking into the ceiling when trying to fly up.

 

[Half-a-dozen]

..That's exactly why I'm asking....I can see it now them flying right into the cieling....

 

[patandchickens]

For mine (standards), they can hunch into a 14-16" space if necessary; 20-24" or so is much more comfortable; and 26-30+" gives optimal space to stretch up on tippytoes. If that helps you any.

Good luck,

Pat

 

[Half-a-dozen]

so you'd say about 20 inches from the ceiling is good??

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[paisleycj]

20" or so should be good. If nothing else, get a vidio of them bumping their heads and submit it to 'Funniest Videos"!!

 

[Half-a-dozen]

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...Ohhh gosh...good idea!!!!

 

[patandchickens]

Personally I would give them more than 20" -- mine, in their winter quarters, seem to like to stand up and streeeeetch sometimes if woken up -- but 20" is *adequate* IMO. My tractor for summer use has slightly less than that and it hasn't actually killed the birds

Pat