Please show me the perch that is in front of your nests

[gale65]

We put our nest box openings about 11" off the ground so the litter won't get in. I am guessing I need to add a perch or step or something but what is the best way? Our nests stick out of the coop wall so on the inside, it's flush with the wall.

 

[goldies99]

here is a perch in front of my nest box...not sure you can see it all that well.......it is just about 6 inches out in front of the boxes....i dont think the one in the box needed that perch!!!

 

[DaughterOfEve]

Perch in front of nesting boxes.

 

[gale65]

haha! that cat is so cute.

Since ours are flat with the wall there isn't any underneath to run supports from (like the last post) so I can use angle brackets or something to put something on it. I prefer not to have anything that goes to the floor.

 

[yellowjacket]

Here's mine!

 

[Hummingbird Hollow]

Here's a picture of my perch & nesting box set up. Mind you my girls are less than four months old and haven't laid an egg yet, so I can't make any claims about the boxes themselves. The pullets do hop up onto the perch and then hop to the shelf above some nights.

 

[fireguy56]

Hi, Here is what I did. Our boxes stick out the wall as well so I just used some metal brackets and a 1" x 3'' for step leading into boxes. good luck. Oh, the v shaped thin plywood over the front of the boxes is to stop them from roosting on the edge of the boxes and pooping inside them. Works great. They can go in(boxes are super roomy) but can't roost on thin edge of plywood.
Erik

 

[krcote]

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What an excellent solution Erik, one I had never seen!