Ladder type roost or roosting shelf pros and cons

[stormylady]

I found that there is alot less argueing and carrying-on when all the roost are the same level. As the more dominate chickens want the highest roost.

 

[yotricia02]

This was very informative! Thanks for sharing everyone!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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Are you kidding. Where did you get that theory? If it's cold use a 2X4 and if it's not use a limb. I've don't understand that one. Or at least it's not logical to me. What does a 2X4 do a round 3 inch limb won't do. I don't understand. I hope my chickens toes don't freeze off. They won't ever see a board for a roost pole.

Was there anything in the tone of my post that indicated it was a joke?
It's not a theory and you obviously haven't wintered birds in a cold climate, did not thoroughly read the content of the post or perhaps have difficulty with English.
There was no discussion of a 3 inch limb in the previous posts.
There was however a mention of a 1/2 inch dowel which clearly wouldn't allow chickens to cover their toes.
Have you ever lived where chickens get frostbite?

 

[SouthernBYChickens]

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Henney - what is the pan thing under your roost that looks like a pan of sand or grits? Thanks.

 

[henney penny]

Its a poop board to collect poop when they roost at night,THEY POOP A LOT WHILE THEY SLEEP!I have sand in it,I scoop it out with a kitty litter scoop a big one everyday,it keeps the smell down and also the humidity.

 

[henney penny]

Girls helping build it

 

[Hawkeye95]

Well, I should really try to get a picture of it now- with it finished and everyone using the roosts. I built one long roost that goes the length of the coop. Then I also built a large ladder that hooks onto the main roosting bar. It can unhook to clean under it. I built the ladder MAINLY for my silkies.

They can't fly up to roost, and even with the ladder, they are still mostly apt to pile up on the floor than even use the lowest rung on the ladder. But they do use the lowest rung from time to time. Anyway, best of both worlds since it takes care of those that might not be high on the pecking order or those that can't fly.

 

[RNAOGEA]

I use a ladder type roost with 2 x 4's wide side up and haven't had any problems except they like to roost on the leftover square hay bale I leave in there. Lol. But no fighting issues with ladder roost.

 

[SouthernBYChickens]

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Thanks, Henney!!

 

[Towatkins]

How high is the roost you have around the perimeter? How high is too high?