Wont use the roosting bar -- ideas to remake the bar?

[emcd124]

For Karen

IKEA cabinet turned coop. Shelves became the back wall and the interior furniture of unused roosting bar and poorly used nesting box with insufficiently sloped roof

 

[Little Fuzzy]

I used the big round poles at first for my roosting bar in the coop and my chickens would not use it. But I did notice that they would jump up on the five foot high 2x6 shelf I put in the run for a safety spot. I switched out the pole for a 2x6 and they immediately started roosting on it. They alway like to jockey for position on the roost and I think they were slipping too much on the round pole. Also make sure your roost is highest spot they can get on.