Sorry...more roost questions.

[Rossi]

I have been reading older posts and have found that roosts should be 12-18" away from the wall and each other. The question I have is how high should the roosts be? I will have to do stadium style roost due to space issues.

Where should I put the lowest one? How high can the top one be?

Thanks for your suggestions.

Rossi

 

[chickflick]

For standard chickens, my first roost is 3 ft off the ground, the next 4 and then 5 ft is the highest. They need to be 12-18 apart so they don't poop on each other while roosting Chickens will go as high as they can, so it's up to you how high they go! I have silkies, so, I have a ladder for them to hop up on, and they roost with the big girls. Hope I helped you!

 

[rooster-red]

Roost height is not super critical, as long as the lowest roost is higher than the nest boxes, or they will roost in them and give you poopy eggs.

 

[dacjohns]

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And they still might roost in the nest boxes. Especially those big, dumb, clumsy, messy, lazy, stinky, meat birds known as Cornish Crosses.

Gotta get them in the freezer.

 

[Rossi]

Thank you!