Roost Boards over the top of Nestboxes

[Ronnie2]

My roost consist of boards laid flat that extend out over the nest boxes, with a 2-inch attached lip on outside edge, with angled top. The boards are sloped to the front and cover and extend over the nest boxes. I run my boards through a 10-inch wide planer so they will be smooth, and lay even with each other. I cut my own pine timber, and have it cut I-inch thick at local sawmill. The roost, is also the poop boards, unpainted. When I go out each day to collect eggs, and check on chickens, and their needs, I use a 12-inch long, by 6-inch wide brick layers mortar laying tool, with short wooden hand handle to scrape, and pick up the night droppings, because of now more chickens, and more coming on. I do this because I don't want the chickens walking in it and i will keep down oders.

 

[Kiki]

My roost consist of boards laid flat that extend out over the nest boxes, with a 2-inch attached lip on outside edge, with angled top. The boards are sloped to the front and cover and extend over the nest boxes. I run my boards through a 10-inch wide planer so they will be smooth, and lay even with each other. I cut my own pine timber, and have it cut I-inch thick at local sawmill. The roost, is also the poop boards, unpainted. When I go out each day to collect eggs, and check on chickens, and their needs, I use a 12-inch long, by 6-inch wide brick layers mortar laying tool, with short wooden hand handle to scrape, and pick up the night droppings, because of now more chickens, and more coming on. I do this because I don't want the chickens walking in it and i will keep down oders.

Thanks for sharing your tip..
What kind are the "more" that are coming?

 

[ChickNanny13]

Love that poop board Have a roost above the "nest box" with a Poop Board & PDZ in it, daily I use a cat litter scooper to remove the nights droppings. DLM is what I do in the Chicken House & FF really keeps the poop level minimal & no stinky odor.

 

[Ronnie2]

Thanks for sharing your tip..
What kind are the "more" that are coming?

All Buff Orpington

 

[Ronnie2]

Milling your on lumber at sawmill is a lot cheaper than buying at big box stores. If you don't have a tree farm, contact a Tree Service Co. for free cut up trees, they will load logs for you. All you will need is a utility trailer or a pickup truck, that have good tires. Here in East Texas lots of business start ups are small sawmills.