All About Chicken Roosts - BackYard Chickens
2021年9月15日 · What Should Roosts Be Made Of? Plastic is the most common material used to make pre-made roosts. The durable, lightweight, and easy to clean plastics can be used for years. Unless it comes with your coop, you should probably avoid plastic roosts, as plastic can warp or break over time. Wood is the most common material used.
Raising the Roosts in a Small Coop - BackYard Chickens
2020年6月16日 · But since the roosts will have to be moved again in the near future, we skipped this step. Seven : We repeated step six with the other roost. Eight : We screwed a 90º piece of wood above the right side of the roost so that it would not come off, and would be very secure.
Chicken Roosts - Shapes, Sizes, and Placement - BackYard Chickens
2011年6月9日 · For short roosts, 2x2s can be used. They end up walking up and down the roosts a lot, feeling out just the right position. They would slip a lot on round roosts and fall off. Branches off trees about 3 inches in diameter might work if they can walk them lengthwise. Bark woulld help with grip. For chicks, I set up little 1x2s for them.
Roosts? 2x4s, 2x3s or Branches? - BackYard Chickens
2014年9月8日 · I remember reading that the roosts/perches should be spaced apart - around 18" between perches. That way the chickens on the lower branches are not subject to pecking from the higher pecking order chickens once settled on roost. I have a large coop with the roosts made out of wide yew logs. They are smooth and 3-4" diameter.
Anybody tried wrapping their roost bars in rope?
2016年8月29日 · If you are concerned with bumble foot it is really a matter of Big heavy non flighted breeds vs roost height. I raise mostly flighted breeds so my 5 foot high roosts are a non problem. My silkies were a bad idea that will not die out naturally, and need to be motivated to get up on a roost so stay on the ground.
Spacing between roost bars... - BackYard Chickens
2015年11月20日 · After all the mental gymnastics, I might just ditch the current plan and custom build something more to my liking. I could go wider than 5 feet by 2 feet in the coop, but that is what the dimensions are of the table I am trying to repurpose for nest boxes and poop board/roosts. If I can avoid having to make a larger "topper" for the table, I will.
Turkey Roost / Shelter / Coop Help - BackYard Chickens
2012年3月7日 · Turkeys, like chickens, prefer to sleep up on roosts. They should have a coop with roosts inside it for sleeping, as well as the outside roost for during the day. The dog igloo to me would work well for a nesting area for the hen but on the ground not elevated, turkey hens tend to be ground layers from my personally experience anyhow.
Put roosts on same level or stagger - BackYard Chickens
2013年5月26日 · Should I make the roosts all at the same height to forgo any pecking order problems, or should I stagger the heights of a couple roosts and let them figure it out. Just wondered if they were all at the same height would it cause less …
Heated Roosts | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
2008年4月7日 · I searched the net to find an inexpensive way to have heated roosts. I use 2x4's since the birds can sit on their feet and keep toes from freezing. I noticed today, one guinea has a few claws missing
Flat or round roost????? - BackYard Chickens
2010年8月10日 · Quote: 2x4s are best for standard chickens. Be sure to have the 4" side faced up and not the 2" side. That way the hens can sit on the perch and their feet will be covered by their body and protected from frostbite and freezing. 2" round roosts are not sufficent for chickens like Orpingtons,Bramhas,Speckled Sussex amd the like