~Roost for 22~

[Fresh Eggs]

Hello all,


I have 22 layers that are made up of the following; ee's, rir's, and bsl's. We have an 8 foot tall coop. I was wondering, can I attatch their roost up about 7 feet high????? I was thinking of getting 2 big rectangular poles of wood and screwing them up above their window to roost. Is that okay??? They LOVE to fly

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Fresh Eggs

 

[Mahonri]

I have one roost that is at 7 feet high and they all fight to be the first up there.

I have 19 in the coop now and those "6" spots are always filled first.

I have another long roost just lower at 6 feet and another at 5 feet. The 5 juvies roost on the five foot roost.

 

[Fresh Eggs]

Yay!!! I will get to that!!! Thanks

 

[scooter147]

The EE's will not have a problem getting to 6 feet.
the RIR''s probably won't get that high once they mature and put on some weight.
Not sure what a BSL is.
Another problem with a roost that high is they can develop bumble foot from jumping from a roost that high.

I would start at three feet and go to six feet if you need that much roost space. A stair case type of set up.

 

[Zahboo]

We had staggered roosts in our standard coop. They were 18", 4' and 7'. My EE would always use them as stairs, my Prod. Red would hope to the 4 foot then up. My black sexlink would fly up like a champ to the top. When they got a little fat from getting too many scaps (mom would sneak some after I'd give them yogurt) When they got fat we cut out snacks, but still it took the BSL a while to get to fly up in one shot. When we starting cutting wings, they all did the stairs.