Help With Freestanding Roost for Roosters

[SCMommaHen]

Hi. I just put up a 9x12x6' high pen for a bachlelor pad and need help with a design for the roost. This will only be for roosters. It will have to be freestanding. Are there considerations when housing roosters together? Do you have design reccomendations?

 

[thecatumbrella]

Sorry your question got lost in the fray!

I don't have any firsthand experience, but I've seen others with very successful bachelor flocks. I would make at least a couple of extra long roosts. Both the same height, and maybe 12-18" apart. The birds should be able to navigate around and between the roosts to find a preferred spot without getting thwacked by someone that's already on the bars, or getting corned into a dead end.