ideal perch / roost width...???

[Georgiapea]

Oh! I thought they PREFERRED to grip something rounded. I will change to a flat board ASAP. Thank you all, for intervening in behalf of my chickens!

Georgia in Alabama

 

[Qi Chicken]

Did I miss something?? Where does it say not to use a rounded board? We have (a lOT) of decking boards left over from this summer's project. They are 1x6 and have rounded edges. They are treated lumber. Will that hurt them? We are planning to get the larger breeds. 1 X 6 would be ok or too big?

 

[feathersnuggles]

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No, those boards should be fine. They're saying don't use rounded things like poles - b/c the pole provides no spot for hen to spread out her feet and tuck them under her feathers.

ETA: oh wait, please don't use treated wood for the roost! that stuff isn't good for them.

 

[Katy]

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A 2X6 or 8" board would be better for the heavier breeds.....unless you have the 1X6 supported very well.

 

[Qi Chicken]

So definitely don't do treated lumber? The boards are so nice! They are 2 x6.

 

[feathersnuggles]

They have long and continuous bodily contact with the roost, each night. In fact, it may be the one, single piece of wood they touch the most.

There are warnings on treated wood, to use gloves when you handle it.

I would not use treated wood for their roost. However, I would use it any place where my chickens don't have a lot of contact with it.

 

[hilandfrog]

Paint the treated wood problem solved???

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