Do I Need a Ladder? (New to Raising Chickens)

[Mother of Chaos]

I'm thinking a typical "homer" (THD bucket) can easily topple over as they are light weight especially when flying down.
We use logs and cinder blocks. The blocks are not attractive, but definitely effective. One hen likes to stand on it as the concrete is cool.

The flower pots that I use are very non-tippy - small base, which is up, and broad top, which is down. I can definitely see Homers and cat litter containers as being very tippy!

I wish I had good access to sliced up trunks. I could do a lot with them in the run.

 

[Bawkbok]

The flower pots that I use are very non-tippy - small base, which is up, and broad top, which is down. I can definitely see Homers and cat litter containers as being very tippy!

I wish I had good access to sliced up trunks. I could do a lot with them in the run.

We had to have a couple of large dying trees professionally removed. I had them cut several 18" lengths of the main trunk and I kept a couple of the more crooked small to medium sized limbs as I knew I wanted one inside their run. Works great - they use it like a balance beam running from one side to the other, perching on it and run under the crook of the limb that creates a natural arch. I love repurposing natural items. It's starting to fall apart though and we will all be heart broken when it disintegrates.