Re: Perch Height?

Hi,

That makes sense.
I have noticed that the comets to tend to hit the bottom of the hen house
with a thud.
I'll lower it and see how i go with that. I may block the nest boxes also if
that doesn't work.
The two the dont go up at the only two that were laying at the time.
Noww another is laying and she has stopped.
So i think they must "know" that they may hurt themselves of the eggs they
have
so have stopped climbing.

Thanks,

Mark


"nuele mersch" <fowls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1h6amn3.5fejmovqfa4gN%fowls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Mark M <m@xxxxx> wrote:
>
> > How high should a perch be?
> >
> > I am trying to get two bird I bought to roost but they keep sleeping in
> > nesting boxes.
> > I have a perch about 4ft high and the other to one side and about 1ft
> > higher.
> > The rest of the birds seem to like the highest perch up near the roof.
> >
> > Mark.
>
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> 4 ft, that's 1,20m, right? Sounds good. You don't want the perches to be
> too high, *even if* the hens like it, especially in heavier birds. If
> your comets are similar to the hybrids we get here, I would even prefer
> the perches to be a bit lower.
>
> Chickens that use a ladder to climb up to their perch in the evening
> never use it to get down again. They just jump, assisted by some wing
> flapping. The lighter and flightier the breed, the more elegant the
> landing - while the heavier birds just drop down like a comet ;-)
>
> Now if the bedding is not very soft, they may get very slight injuries
> of the skin of their feet, and an infection may start that will end up
> as an abscess between the toes called "bumblefoot", which is painful,
> causes the bird to limp, and is very difficult to get rid of.
>
> With flighty breeds, especially small bantams, you don't usually see
> this. The more birdlike, the higher the perches may be.
>
>
> Nuele (D)
>


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