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I think they are 2x2 that I used. I also did not round the edgesVery interesting thread. If you use 2 by 4 lumber, do you round the edges, and if so , what is the quickest way to do it? I need to get busy because my orpingtons have grown larger than I expected and need new larger perches. Thank you for the wonderful information!
Shouldn't be necessary, they aren't usually a crisp, sharp 90° edge. If you did want to do it the quickest way is with a roundover bit in a router. But if you don't already have a router, you can just use a wood rasp or coarse sandpaper.If you use 2 by 4 lumber, do you round the edges, and if so , what is the quickest way to do it?
If you make the roost pole higher than the nest box they should use it. Chickens like to get high as they can when roosting. Like a Billy goat LOL. I have 2 roosting poles one at 2 feet high and one at five feet high. They jump up on the first and then jump to the high one. Mine also like it all the way to the left. The pole is 8 feet long but they bunch up together in the left 2 feet. LOL Loco chickens.I have a tree branch in the coop for my chickens, but they just fly up to the nesting boxes. is that normal?