Ramp dilemma

[Realtree4]

I ran into the same problem when my hen hatched out 9 chicks. She kept them in a dog kennel the first few weeks but then wanted to take them back to her original coop. The ramp was just too steep for her and didn't have the room to make it longer. So I took a cinder block and put it underneath the bottom part of the ramp. That made the bottom higher and in turn lessen the "steepness" if the ramp. They easily could do it then.

I hope that makes sense?

 

[happyhens1972]

I ran into the same problem when my hen hatched out 9 chicks. She kept them in a dog kennel the first few weeks but then wanted to take them back to her original coop. The ramp was just too steep for her and didn't have the room to make it longer. So I took a cinder block and put it underneath the bottom part of the ramp. That made the bottom higher and in turn lessen the "steepness" if the ramp. They easily could do it then.

I hope that makes sense?

I did the same with mine....I used a stump of wood about 6 inches deep under the end of the ramp. The chicks were still able to hop up easily but it changed the gradient of the ramp enough for them to get up without slipping.

 

[Papas Chickens]

Well that is one problem I have, the space I have, I can't make the ramp longer. I will try the 50/50 mix, so you are saying simply put like one cup of playground sand into one cup of latex paint and that will work? Or does it need to be different type of sand?

You can build a little private Silkie elevator for her lol. j/k

Ya that ratio will be fine, any kind of sand will do. The other benifit with it is that it will keep your girls nails filled down as well.

 

[rcstanley]

Had a similar problem with my silkie. The ramp steps needed to be no more than 4" apart. Also, I put scratch on all the rungs to lure her up.

 

[OldMcContri]

Yes I am going to be adding smaller and shorter steps in between the bigger ones. The treat trick didn't and wont work because the bigger girls get to them quickly