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Husband was talking about having the roosting bars be like ladders that can hook to the ceiling when the coop is being cleaned.
I like the natural branches!I probably shouldn't be this mean to you, I'm sure you are looking for something quite different. This first photo shows my main roosts, two tree branches over my built-in 3' x 6' brooder. The top of the brooder is my droppings board. I put plastic bins on the coop floor to catch the droppings where the brooder did not reach. They don't look like it here but they are about the same height considering that tree branches aren't always straight. The one in front is forked.
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This shows how I attached them so they are removable. I drilled a hole and dropped a large nail in to hold it in pace and keep it from rolling. They are easy to take out with a hammer if the get stuck. They are a little tight.
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The one below is my juvenile roost, a 2x4 on edge. I integrate a lot. To stop the juveniles from sleeping in the nests I installed this juvenile roost to give them a safe place to go that is lower than the main roosts, horizontally separated by a few feet, and higher than the nests. It's a horrible design but was built late when I saw the need for it. The top of the nests are my droppings board for this, since they are piecemeal they are hard to scrape. That's the bad design.
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This is the best shot I have of my feeder. I get free buckets from the deli section of a local grocery store and cut holes in them maybe 2-1/2" in diameter so the chickens can stick their heads in to eat. They still spill some so there is some waste. They are not perfect but they are free.
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You will find that we all do different things for roosts and feeders. My main suggestion is to make them convenient for you. The chickens can adjust.