Roost

There is one of these on both sides. 40 inches wide and 28 inches deep. With 8 chickens could I do one bar over each and that would be enough?

That's what I'd do, one bar in the middle of each. But I would not expect them to split evenly with half on one and half on the other. They seldom react the way you think is logical.

They may all try to crowd on one, short as that is. If they manage that, I'd let them. Most may crowd on one roost with one or two roosting on the edge of that tray. This is actually what I'd expect but they often prove me wrong. You never can tell for sure. If they consistently roost facing out so the poop goes in the tray I'd leave them alone.

If some sleep on the edge of the tray and face in, I'd move those to the other roost after dark to see if I could get them to sleep over their. Move at least two. It might work, it might not. If I tried moving them consistently every night for three or four weeks and they don't get the message I'd give it up as a lost cause and either live with it or remodel the roosts.

Please let us know how this works. I'd be interested in what actually happens.
 
I think 8 birds would work and hopefully they split sides. More birds might be too much and be more inclined to roost on the poop board edge. I wouldn't use 2 roosts above the boards because there isn't room to be far enough from the wall (so they don't soil said wall), from the outer edge (so they don't poop over the edge onto the cop floor, and from each other (so they don't poop on each other!).
 
Got the roost bars in...they seem to like them...as well as the edge of the poop box, the window ledge and the ledge at the top of the coop up in the roof area! Precious little things!
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That is hilarious and so typical. That looks like daylight so they are not really roosting, just perching. Perching is a game they play during the day. They tend to really like it.

Roosting is where they sleep at night. Night is when they are not moving around but still pooping. That's really what those droppings boards are for.
 

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