Do you need a ramp?

[DecT]

what minimum hight you need to get a ramp/slope for chickens(medium bird)... hope this makes sense... MT

 

[kerbotx]

Could you post a photo of what you're talking about? Is this ramp to connect to the chicken coop, so they can go in & out through a chicken door?

 

[DecT]

okay

 

[DobieLover]

what minimum hight you need to get a ramp/slope for chickens(medium bird)... hope this makes sense... MT

It really depends on the bird and the height and their condition.
Example: I have several birds with clipped wings. Some still jump/fly up to the poop board edges without trouble. Others prefer to take the "on ramp".
Some that like to fly up will jump/fly down too. Others that fly up like to take the "off ramp".
I currently have a hen in the middle of a rather nasty molt. She was a former "fly up and jump off" gal. Now, she is very uncomfortable and has been walking up and down the ramp instead.
So, my vote is for the ramp to give the chickens options.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Where do you plan to use the ramp? Is it on an elevated coop so they can enter the coop or inside a coop so they can get to nests and/or roosts? Are you talking about older birds or newly hatched chicks with a broody hen? Do you have chickens like Silkies or Frizzles that can't fly. If you are posting a photo could you please give height dimensions.

Most chickens don't really need a ramp, they can fly up and down if they have enough room. The problem with that is that they have to want to. If they don't want to they can be more stubborn than a two year old toddler about potty training. As always there are exceptions and limits. I've seen two week old chicks fly over three feet (1 meter) when the broody hen tells them to, but they listen to a broody hen a lot better than they listen to me. I wonder if a 2 year old toddler would? Hm.....

Sometimes inside the coop they may not have enough room to spread their wings and fly. Ramps are often a good idea there but can take up a lot of room. Chickens can also hop really well. An alternative to a ramp might be a sloped ladder so they can hop from rung to rung or if the distance up isn't too bad just a stepping stone. As always plenty of options.

What material will you use for the ramp? Something really slick like plastic or painted wood or something they can grip better? It's usually a good idea to put slats across the ramp every so often to help them get a grip. Usually a cross slat every foot is enough but you can go a bit tighter if you want to.

How flat to make a ramp is a matter of opinion. If they can get a good grip 45 degrees could work. If I were doing it I'd probably go for a 30 to 35 degree from horizontal ramp.

I don't use ramps. My coop is big enough they have plenty of room to fly up to my 5 feet (1.5 meters) high roosts and 3 feet (1 meter) high nests. At the entrance to my elevated grow-out coop I build a series of steps maybe 8 inches ( 20 cm) apart vertical and horizontal.

 

[DecT]

it in the coop going to nesting boxes its bit over 1m(pictures tomorow, hopefully)

 

[Ridgerunner]

I'll wait for the pictures.

 

[TheChiggens]

pics would be good

 

[Cryss]

Measure from the edge of the nest box straight down to the floor. That is the minimum of how far away the wall directly across from the nest should be so birds can jump down if they chose. And sometimes they will. Of course more room is better. A ramp needs about that and maybe half again or a bit more.
It doesn't matter if babies can fly great heights. They aren't babies long. You're building for adult chickens.