perches

[stephen.williams]

What type of perch do chickens require?? flat or round?

 

[MissPrissy]

Flat is much better for their feet and weight distribution.

 

[patandchickens]

Round*ed* is okay though. Like for instance a 4" diameter round fencepost, or rasping or routering the corners of a 2x4.

Pat

 

[krjwaj]

I read in a "chicken book" that when its cold outisde, a flat perch is more practical because the hens can sit on their feet to keep them warm!

 

[poopcoop]

I went out and cut down some small oak trees. I predrilled them and screwed them to the walls in the corners. Did not cost a thing and all my chickens seem to love them.

Ray

 

[mmajw]

In our current coop they have rounded (well tree branches) and in the coop that we are building will be flat so they can keep warm better in the winter.

 

[Barnyard Dawg]

We use different sizes of branches from our pruning of our trees, since we have different size chickens and chicks.

 

[ashyannehand]

I used 1X2's that were left over from a project. They work great and are flat enought that the chickens can hunch down without difficulty.

Good Luck!