I have seen SO many pictures of roosts & there's so many great ideas on here. I am so undecided as to what kind of roosts I want hubby to put in the new coop. I really love the natural wood limbs/branches but also like many of the ladder type roosts. The coop is gonna be 6x8 & so far what we've decided is to have it facing the East with the little chicken door in the center & 2 windows, another window on the South, another window on the North side. Nest boxes on the west wall (no window) that opens from the outside.
I'm thinking of having the ladder type roosts on the north side & then maybe some extra roosts here & there of the natural limbs/branches that way I can have both...lol & see what my chickens prefer.
I wasn't sure what is easier or people's (or chickens) preferences here that have had both & dealt with chickens a long time. I'm sure there's many opinions pros & cons of each but would like some ideas.
I still haven't decided about a poop board or a poop door. I know the poop door sure sounds handy but was gonna make the regular people door wide enough to fit a wheelbarrow for when I clean out the Deep Litter anyway. I HATE cold weather...can not tolerate it, so can't see myself going out there & scraping or hosing off a poop board in the winter (as someone else mentioned in one of my other posts).
Opinions?
I'm thinking of having the ladder type roosts on the north side & then maybe some extra roosts here & there of the natural limbs/branches that way I can have both...lol & see what my chickens prefer.
I wasn't sure what is easier or people's (or chickens) preferences here that have had both & dealt with chickens a long time. I'm sure there's many opinions pros & cons of each but would like some ideas.
I still haven't decided about a poop board or a poop door. I know the poop door sure sounds handy but was gonna make the regular people door wide enough to fit a wheelbarrow for when I clean out the Deep Litter anyway. I HATE cold weather...can not tolerate it, so can't see myself going out there & scraping or hosing off a poop board in the winter (as someone else mentioned in one of my other posts).
Opinions?