Round vs Flat Roosting Bar Comparison

[BlindLemonChicken]

My question(which has yet to be answered) is in regards for putting some type of roosting bar in the run. Coop already has flat 2x4 for roosting. Has hoping to see a pic of a 2x4 and a round bar/branch side by side, same height with chickens on one or the other or both.

I have a 1x4 and a branch in my run. I will see if I can snap a picture of it tonight when they go to roost.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Looks like none of the girls wanted to sleep out tonight but here is the rooster in the run on the flat roost. Often there will be a hen or two on the branch behind him. The roosts in the coop are also flat but sometimes they will skip the roost and sleep in a tree.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

My run has 2x4’s for them to sleep on (they sleep in the open) and tree branches in other parts of the run for general perching.

They occasionally use the round branches in the day for perching (they yard range, but they retreat to the run during heavy rain), and as said, sleep on the 2x4s. The run is open inside (only a small Nestera coop for laying), so they were free to choose which to use when.

Since everything is attached to the run structure, I can’t provide any side-by-side photos.