Installed droppings board, *updated pix on p4*

[BeardedChick]

How does this design look?

I decided to re-do my roost and put in a droppings board.

The board is 24" wide and made with FRP panel. It's about 8' long.

Next project will be to build 3 nest boxes under half the droppings board, and I think I will build a broody box under the other half.

I need to build about 3-4 more feet of roost space and droppings board on the other side of the coop.

Thanks for looking!

 

[DaKid]

well i don't have dropping under my roost but look good to me,

 

[2468Chickensrgr8]

Excellent Job !I too have just discovered "dropping boards" They make cleaning up alot easier and plus I am not putting alot of shavings into the composter or gardens....

 

[Lee]

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Okay, I can't figure out what an FRP panel is. What is it?

 

[DaKid]

Lee
Today 10:36 pm BeardedChick wrote:
How does this design look?

The board is 24" wide and made with FRP panel. It's about 8' long.

Okay, I can't figure out what an FRP panel is. What is it?

if I'm right , but by the looks of it in the pic. it looks like a counter top that one would use in there kitchen , easy to clean , washable , won't rot as quickly as wood if it got wet


just my 2 cents worth​

 

[MHF]

Fiberglass reinforced panel

 

[BeardedChick]

Yeah, it's like a whiteboard material or something you could use in a shower surround. Very easy to clean and it's water resistant. I had a sheet of it sitting around from another project.

It would be nice to use inside the nest boxes, if the hens don't mind the white glare. I wasn't sure that they'd like it to be tooooo bright.

 

[Chicken Woman]

Do they slip if they walk on it

 

[BeardedChick]

They walked on it OK. I didn't see any slipping at all. If that ends up being a problem, I could make it a droppings tray by building short sides and then put some wire over the top to keep them off of the FRP.

Also I'm going to put a lower roost type board for them to hop onto before jumping up to the top roost. A little ladder over at the side might not be a bad choice...

 

[DaKid]

what about placing a very thin layer of pine shaving on the drop boards then all ya have to do is clean the board as needed and this will help if there are slipping