Roost pole height?

[mpc]

I am raising Rhode Island Reds and was wondering what a good height for the roost poles would be? 2 feet?

Thanks.

 

[cheapcheap_jeepjeep]

I see that this is your first post so ...... WELCOME.

I have my roost at 2 ft. and they seem to be happy with it I also have one at 18 inches and they never use it. I am sure that others will have ideas for you also.

 

[cookinmom]

A lot of folks have them at 3 or 4 ft or higher. Mine is at 3.5 ft, with a 'booster step' at 2 ft. They do fine with that. They're jumping down into shavings and hay, so they have a cushy landing.

Welcome to the insanity!!

 

[CoyoteMagic]

I have 4 week olds that are flying up to roost out in the dog run that are at 2ft & 4 ft already. They don't seem to have any problems getting up and down at those heights. scare me to death but they are doing find!!

 

[siouxbee]

my coop itself is 2.5 feet high in the back and 3.5 feet in the front. So i was going to have the roost poles run from 12' off the ground near the back (leaving 1.5 feet for chicken) and 18" off the ground in the front, leaving 2 feet for chicken.

Will that be ok?