Roost position?

[Moselle]

Ok, I know I've seen this and I can't find the answer now. How far away from the wall should a roost be? 12"? 18"?

So how much poop-space is needed on either side of a roosting perch for a droppings shelf/drawer? Do chickens roost facing a particular direction (toward or away from the nearest wall)?

 

[justusnak]

My closest roost to the wall is 18 inches..for standards. They dont seem to face any way in particular. Seems they face both ways. Depends on the moods I guess.

 

[skatcatla]

I think mine is only about 12 inches from the wall. Agree with Deb, they seem to face whichever way they want.

 

[pacanis]

A book I have says 18, but mine is 12" to the center of their perch. I went by what a lot of people have theirs at rather than the book. And I didn't want the droppings pit to take up any more room than it had to in case they faced "backwards", which they sometimes do.