I have two seperate brooders for different ages of chicks. In my larger wooden brooder which ironically has the younger chicks, we used a dowel rod screwed into two opposite sides.
Our larger chicks (4wks) are in a large rubbermaid and I was annoyed that a roost would take up so much of their floor space. Then while at Walmart in the pet section I noticed a roost for medium to large parrots. It's made of rope with wire and has screws on the ends made for screwing through the wire on bird cages. I had my husband get out the drill and put a hole in two opposite sides. I love it! They love it too! Every couple of days I bend the rope wire in a new direction and it's like it's a new toy every time! You might want to dry checking out the parrot section.
I would caution against the edible roosts. You never know what they're reallt made of
Our larger chicks (4wks) are in a large rubbermaid and I was annoyed that a roost would take up so much of their floor space. Then while at Walmart in the pet section I noticed a roost for medium to large parrots. It's made of rope with wire and has screws on the ends made for screwing through the wire on bird cages. I had my husband get out the drill and put a hole in two opposite sides. I love it! They love it too! Every couple of days I bend the rope wire in a new direction and it's like it's a new toy every time! You might want to dry checking out the parrot section.
I would caution against the edible roosts. You never know what they're reallt made of
