- Mar 24, 2009
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We are building an A frame portible run / roost for our 4 chicks. They will be 8 weeks old when we put them in.
The part with the roost will be 4' high and the roost will be about 2 - 2 1/2' from the ground. We are new to chickens so don't know what to expect. Right now in the brooder they perch on a 1" dowel 5" off the floor.
Do we start out with a 1" dowel and then progress to a 2" perch? Do we put it lower at first or will they be able to get up to one that is 2 - 2 1/2' high? We don't need to make a ramp up to the perch do we?
Also I see a lot of nesting boxes that open from the top aren't these harder to clean out than one that opens in the back? Which is better?
The part with the roost will be 4' high and the roost will be about 2 - 2 1/2' from the ground. We are new to chickens so don't know what to expect. Right now in the brooder they perch on a 1" dowel 5" off the floor.
Do we start out with a 1" dowel and then progress to a 2" perch? Do we put it lower at first or will they be able to get up to one that is 2 - 2 1/2' high? We don't need to make a ramp up to the perch do we?
Also I see a lot of nesting boxes that open from the top aren't these harder to clean out than one that opens in the back? Which is better?