Tracecom, I'll have to run back out in the 3 feet of snow with my camera and get back to your question. In the meantime, here are some pics of the setup. I find that half of them roost on the 1" outer rim of the poop board, facing either direction. Obviously if they face the wall, they wind up pooping on the floor pineshavings. But typically 95% of the poop winds up on the PDZ. My poopboard is 24" deep, ~40" high with a 2x4 roost centered 8-10" above the board. The poopboard is secured to the wall by a strip of wood screwed to the wall and the legs around the nesting boxes. The board itself is in 2 pieces and can be removed if nec. Most of them can fly or jump up. For the buff orps I provide an 18" high stool and deep fluffed up shavings to buffer their landing back down.
What I might have done differently is to provide a bit more space between the 2x4 roost and the poopboard lip. Those on the roosts are constantly pecking at those on the outer edges and it takes forever for them to settle down. The roost could be placed closer to the wall. The 10" that I have provided is more than enough. (24" minus the 2x4, divided in half = 10" from the wall and board lip.) They have plenty of room and never poop on the wall. Some of them sleep in the PDZ against the wall. The longer roost is ~9.5' and shorter one is ~5.5' in length. More than enough for the 8 bantams and 8 reg sized hens. I extended the wall supports for the roosts towards the wall so I can move the roost back for easier cleaning. (I'll take a pic of that also. I showed my carpenter exactly what I wanted and he didn't do it, so I had to add it later.) This set up is in a 6x10 coop. I'll get back to you.
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What I might have done differently is to provide a bit more space between the 2x4 roost and the poopboard lip. Those on the roosts are constantly pecking at those on the outer edges and it takes forever for them to settle down. The roost could be placed closer to the wall. The 10" that I have provided is more than enough. (24" minus the 2x4, divided in half = 10" from the wall and board lip.) They have plenty of room and never poop on the wall. Some of them sleep in the PDZ against the wall. The longer roost is ~9.5' and shorter one is ~5.5' in length. More than enough for the 8 bantams and 8 reg sized hens. I extended the wall supports for the roosts towards the wall so I can move the roost back for easier cleaning. (I'll take a pic of that also. I showed my carpenter exactly what I wanted and he didn't do it, so I had to add it later.) This set up is in a 6x10 coop. I'll get back to you.
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