I just read on here to use 2x4s for roosts?

[The Moonshiner]

Some will talk about how chickens cannot bend their toes to grip like other birds. If you believe that let a baby chick perch on your finger or an older one on your wrist to see if they can grip.

That whole post was a good one.
This caught my eye and made me think I should clarify what I said in my post.

Chickens aren't like song birds and such they don't clinch onto their perches.

I wasn't saying they didn't/couldnt grip the perch. Just different and they don't have or rely on such a good grib as others.
You can put a parrot on a stick and turn it upside down and you'll see just how much some actually hold onto a branch.
Put a chicken on a stick and turn it upside down and..... Well, you end up with a p!ssed off chicken.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Round or flat which ever you choose they will adapt. My round dowlrods are the biggest I could buy in a store 3 1/2 round these are in the run. They can still settle down and cover their feet. The little perches that come with prefab coops are just too small for my breeds.
It’s a personal choice I feel they are more comfortable at night with flat wide perches. Everyone is different.

 

[MissChick@dee]

That whole post was a good one.
This caught my eye and made me think I should clarify what I said in my post.


I wasn't saying they didn't/couldnt grip the perch. Just different and they don't have or rely on such a good grib as others.
You can put a parrot on a stick and turn it upside down and you'll see just how much some actually hold onto a branch.
Put a chicken on a stick and turn it upside down and..... Well, you end up with a p!ssed off chicken.

Ever see a parrot laying on the ground? Nope-never unless he’s dead of course.

 

[Aunt Angus]

"'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!"
(Source: Monty Python's Flying Circus)