How to Build a Chicken Roost
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How to Build a Chicken Roost
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Several species of birds, including chickens, have a natural need to perch. This is due to their instinct to protect against potential predators.
Making a perch is then essential to design an aviary or a chicken coop.
Build a perch is very simple and requires few materials.
Steps:
Step 1: Making a chicken perch - Select materials
Step 2: Choose and cut a board for a roosting bar
Step 3: Make the chicken roost bar supports and fixing brackets
Fixing Chicken Roost
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►3: Fixing Chicken Roost in hen coop or aviary
Screw the support bases to the fence (in this aviary) or to the wall (in hen coop). The Chicken perch height:
2 feet (24 inches).
French instructions: Instructions en français.