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MaksBirdies

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Hi guys!
Ok so I am revamping an existing coop left behind from the previous owner of my home. I changed out the roosting area to make the coop easier to keep clean. The coop is an insulated wooden shed; it almost looks like a mini house with 4 windows etc. My question is will a 2-3 inch thick round wood perch work just as well as a flat 2x4? I've heard people go back and forth about it with the birds feet etc. The coop is insulated similar to a house would be.
 
Yes, you can use a thick round wood perch for chickens.

Can the chickens get to that insulation? If they can, they will eat it and it is not good for them. I see insulation as a place for mice to spend the winters.

Insulation might also cause you to close up the coop during the winter to "hold the heat in." To keep chickens warm during winter you need to vent the moist air out of the coop. The moisture is a result of the chickens breathing and pooping during the night. Getting that warm moist air out of the coop is important to keep your chickens from getting frostbite. A chicken can get frost bite around freezing in a moist coop. A chicken can weather temperatures below 0 in a dry coop. However, you do not want a breeze blowing on the birds. I keep my 10 square feet of vents that are never closed in the upper part of the uninsulated coop or in the back where the coop is protected by the L shaped house. The coop is 6 by 8 feet. I live in Northern Montana.
 
wamtazlady said:
Yes, you can use a thick round wood perch for chickens.

Can the chickens get to that insulation? If they can, they will eat it and it is not good for them. I see insulation as a place for mice to spend the winters.

Insulation might also cause you to close up the coop during the winter to "hold the heat in." To keep chickens warm during winter you need to vent the moist air out of the coop. The moisture is a result of the chickens breathing and pooping during the night. Getting that warm moist air out of the coop is important to keep your chickens from getting frostbite. A chicken can get frost bite around freezing in a moist coop. A chicken can weather temperatures below 0 in a dry coop. However, you do not want a breeze blowing on the birds. I keep my 10 square feet of vents that are never closed in the upper part of the uninsulated coop or in the back where the coop is protected by the L shaped house. The coop is 6 by 8 feet. I live in Northern Montana.
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Heres what I have. The picture is the beginning stages of our work. The walls are painted now to seal the drywall.
It is insulated with foam board behind drywall so that it's not exposed for the chickens to get to. The ceiling is vented between the white foam boards. The top V above the window will be covered so they can't get to it.
 

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MaksBirdies said:
My question is will a 2-3 inch thick round wood perch work
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Yes, that should be good, but the roosts I'm seeing look smaller than that and may be too close together....closer pics would help.
12" from wall and 12-18" apart works best.

MaksBirdies said:
The ceiling is vented between the white foam boards.
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Where do these vents go?
Not seeing it.<scratcheshead>
Pics of outside?
 

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