Roost ?...

[2overeasy000]

I currently have 7 laying hens with a 7' long 2'x4' layed flat for the roost. There is a 1"x10"x7' a foot below it for the poop board. My question is that I have 6 new pullets that I am about to add to the perm coop. How much roost space do I need for 13 hens and any ideas for adding more roost space? Thanks.

 

[chi-rn]

Well, I've heard about one foot per bird is right... so you definitely need more pole space. Can you post a pic of inside of your coop? Anyway to staggar like a ladder-type configuration?

 

[ChickenLove123]

I just retired two mop handles... closet rods from the Re-Store...
I think I remember 10 inches of roost space for each chicken.

 

[Renthorin]

I have two 2x4's laid wide side up (big flat surface). They are both 7.5 feet long. I have 12 hens and I thought at one foot per bird I need 12 feet.

What I have witnessed is all the poo on one end or the other. When I spy on them, they are all huddled together in one area, thus the specific piles of poo.

I think they may enjoy the one foot/bird, but mine don't seem to 'need' it. They prefer to crowd together