ramp pitch

[derby]

Can a heavy chicken walk up and down a 45 degree ramp? Do they need a flat landing area at the bottom, or do they just hop off when they want?

Thanks,
Derby

 

[Msbear]

Heck yeah!! They might need those little strips tacked on to help. (They look like little steps) Check out my homepage -The Corolla. I got a great pic of the ramp and it's 45 degrees. It's for bantys but I've seen the heavier breeds use them as well.

 

[Hokum Coco]

Can a heavy chicken walk up and down a 45 degree ramp?

A good rule of thumb in a perfect world:
Make your ramp twice as long as the drop which would give you a 6/12 pitch and an angle of 22.5º.
"A 4x4 block attached to the end of your ramp to make a step up will do a lot to reduce the slope also."

 

[thomasboyle]

A good source for the strips on the ramp is wooden yard sticks. The big blue and orange home improvement stores sell them for less than a buck. Cut them to length and nail them on. I wonder if carpet tack strips would work? They are very cheap too.