Roost Question

[Tatertot72015]

I am a new chicken momma, I ordered a coop online and when it came, I noticed instead of a roost bar it has a secondary level with a ramp. My question is should I remove the second level and put in a roost bar for my girls? I have only seen evidence of them being up there once. When they sleep, they are all grouped together on the bottom from what I seen when I close up the roost at night. I have attached a picture of the upper level as well as the ramp. Suggestions welcomed.

 

[sourland]

Is there enough space to put a roost bar on the second level?

 

[Tatertot72015]

I don't know how much space there would need to be. The first level is about 27inch the second one is about 21 inches.

 

[RojoMarz]

That seems like a really steep ramp to the second level.

 

[StinkyAcres]

That seems like a really steep ramp to the second level.

I agree, it's too steep. I think I would remove the second level and install a roosting bar OR replace the ramp with a set of perches to access the second level.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Can we get a further back shot of this with any access doors open, because this is kind of a weird set up... My first instinct would be to remove the floor of the "2nd floor" to make it one taller room, to give you space for a roost.

 

[Tatertot72015]

I could not open any of the doors, it is rainy, and all the girls insist on being inside. This is the product picture the second floor is at about the top of the flowers.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I could not open any of the doors, it is rainy, and all the girls insist on being inside. This is the product picture the second floor is at about the top of the flowers.
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Very interesting set up, I've never seen one like this. Yeah I'd see about taking out the "floor" between the two floors (might be as simple as knocking boards out, but I don't know how it's put together structurally) and just put the roost across the new open space, about where the floor originally was. That way they're higher than the nests but still on the low side since landing space is going to be tight.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Very interesting set up, I've never seen one like this. Yeah I'd see about taking out the "floor" between the two floors (might be as simple as knocking boards out, but I don't know how it's put together structurally) and just put the roost across the new open space, about where the floor originally was. That way they're higher than the nests but still on the low side since landing space is going to be tight.

Or leave some of the second “floor” to support poop trays, if you would have enough headroom over the roosts?