Perch style preference?

[Pigeon28]

Does everyone prefer box perches, v perches, or I saw some made out of a 2x4 with the corners chopped off. I attached a pic of an example of the 2x4 one. I have read that the box perches makes it easier to catch the birds but if you have show birds could damage the tail feathers. And the v perches are cheap online, but I could make a ton of the 2x4 ones out of scraps I have.

 

[sourland]

I always preferred V perches because for me they kept the lower perching birds cleaner. With box or flat perches they tended to get pooped on.

 

[biophiliac]

These are what I'm using. It's pretty rare for a bird to get pooped on but it has happened. No real harm done.

I tried these box type perches out, but ended up removing them since the birds chose the t-perches.

 

[Old_Strain_Lover]

I use something similar to what biophiliac uses.

 

[Old-clucker-55]

I used the box perches in my kit boxes and v perches in the breeder loft.

 

[Pigeon28]

Thanks everyone, will end up going with the t perches or v perches. Do you stack the t perches on top of each other or do you offset them?

 

[backyard pigeons]

I use t perches, box perches, and v perches. My favorite are the V's.

Yes, the Tk perches go on top, leaving about 18 inches for the bird to land under the one above it.

 

[Pigeon28]

Thanks everyone. Looks like I’m going with t perches made out of some leftover 2x4s

 

[drmolarmagic]

My Frillbacks seem to prefer the V-shaped perches to everything else.
Any I have a mixed aviary so there are multiple types of perches available.
They also occasionally perch on top of the big parakeet cage as its the highest spot they can hang much to the dismay of the parakeets below.....if you know what I mean

 

[jak2002003]

The V's. They keep the birds clean, their feet and stop them pooping on lower down birds.

When I used box perches or other kinds the birds would poop on the perch and then step in it, and when they walk about the coop they tramp the poop onto things.

Also find the V's lead to less fighting, as each birds claims its own perch. Other birds can't get on them as there is only room for one bird on each perch. The box type ones sometimes other birds try to get on them and they have a fight.