Lol, it's kind of never-ending, isn't it? I spent a couple thousand on a nice 8x10 walk-in building and almost immediately started finding fault with it. Should have put it on a concrete foundation (it's a VERY wet climate here; the building is no longer level, which means the door no longer hangs straight, ugh!); should have painted/sealed the particle board floor; needed way more ventilation ... I could go on and on! I DID hire a handy man to install poop boards for me last year, I'm very happy about that!I just got the roost braces up.
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The roosts are attached like this so I can remove them for deep cleaning without fussing with the blocks attached to the wall.
The allure of these free 2x4's is waning... Maybe once I sand them, I'll be happier with them. I just wanted to put them up to make sure this would work out.
One coat of white paint is on it. Looks pretty sharp! The trim's painted red. I think it'll look less like a beat up aged shed and a nice lookin coop once I'm done fiddling with it.
If possible, round and smooth the edges of those 2x4 roost bars and also install some different-sized branches for additional roosts so your chickens have different surfaces to roost on, may help prevent bumblefoot.