Hi Roberta,

My favorite local nursery built roosts for 150+ chickens very simply. They used concrete cinder blocks as the base, and then laid 2x2's across the blocks. That way, all of the chickens are able to roost at the same height, and the roosts are portable and/or removable. Good luck!

Bramble

Bramble, I like the idea of the moveable roosts...if you were limited for space that would be great, you could put the roosts in place at night and take them up during the day. Granted, doing it day in and day out would get old real fast *L* but it would be a terrific short-term solution for those of us who just can't seem to resist expanding their flock...*G*

Velvet ~:>

Bramble, How high are the concrete blocks stacked and how far apart should they be? That sounds like a terrific idea!

Hi Roberta,

The blocks at the nursery are just up on end, with the 2x2 resting on top. They are probably ~12-16 inches high. They use 8-foot 2x2s, and I think they have a block on each end, and one in the middle.

Bramble

Just be sure if some roosts are higher than the others that the chickens aren't sitting directly over their flock-mates. Could get messy!

I've been considering using larger diameter PVC for roosting in my chicken pen. I wonder if it will be too slippery for them, though?

--Johanna

I think PVC would be too slippery. I made some roosts out of bamboo because it was free. Well I ended up having to sand it to roughen up the surface because they had a hard time hanging on.