- Jul 23, 2011
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When I built the main living space for my girls, I allowed 18" headroom above the roost, and 18" below for them to use the floor space under the roost.
I forgot to allow 6" for the litter. So I decided I'll just use 2 or 3 inches of litter in the coop and rake it out more frequently, and only put 17" headroom on the roost.
Then I realized I also forgot to leave room for a poop board below the roost.
So if I put a poop board, and REALLY skimped how how much space I leave myself to clean it (I'll use boot trays)here is how it would look:
-------------roof-------------
17" headroom
---------------roost (2")-------------
2" boot tray room
--------------poop board--------------
12" crawl/crouch space
3" litter
Can adult chickens (buff orps) even use a 12" crawl space to get to the other side of the coop?? Maybe I should just forgo the poop board?
Will 17" headroom on the roost work?
Fumbling forward - any input would be appreciated - thanks...
I forgot to allow 6" for the litter. So I decided I'll just use 2 or 3 inches of litter in the coop and rake it out more frequently, and only put 17" headroom on the roost.
Then I realized I also forgot to leave room for a poop board below the roost.
So if I put a poop board, and REALLY skimped how how much space I leave myself to clean it (I'll use boot trays)here is how it would look:
-------------roof-------------
17" headroom
---------------roost (2")-------------
2" boot tray room
--------------poop board--------------
12" crawl/crouch space
3" litter
Can adult chickens (buff orps) even use a 12" crawl space to get to the other side of the coop?? Maybe I should just forgo the poop board?
Will 17" headroom on the roost work?
Fumbling forward - any input would be appreciated - thanks...