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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: novicesmallholder on March 18, 2010, 09:39:21 pm

Title: Roosting bars
Post by: novicesmallholder on March 18, 2010, 09:39:21 pm

Hi everyone,

any idea where you can purchase roosting bars on their own?

Cheers,


Mark

Title: Re: Roosting bars
Post by: langdon on March 18, 2010, 09:44:48 pm

i just used a thick branch that fits just fine from wall to wall in their house
and they sleep on it fine but maybe you need loads :chook:

Title: Re: Roosting bars
Post by: novicesmallholder on March 18, 2010, 09:49:42 pm

Only need 2/3 - like the sound of using branches though!

Title: Re: Roosting bars
Post by: sagehen on March 18, 2010, 09:51:32 pm

Broom handle, or handle of any old gardening tool. Or a dowel.

Title: Re: Roosting bars
Post by: langdon on March 18, 2010, 09:58:49 pm

there you go, its what smallholding is all about to me - reusing reduce recycle!
as long as the things that we put to use around the place are safe for others and
the animals.
save money too ;) :chook:

Title: Re: Roosting bars
Post by: doganjo on March 18, 2010, 10:47:45 pm

I got three round rods about an inch in diameter with my whelping box for Belle.  The holes in the box were set too low so I took them out (the pups were getting stuck under them instead of rolling right under out of her way)  Used them as perches in the chicken shed

Title: Re: Roosting bars
Post by: CameronS on March 19, 2010, 07:07:03 pm

mine are Curtain poles,
at the old house they used a small trailer for perching, and it had intergrated nest boxes

Title: Re: Roosting bars
Post by: harry on March 19, 2010, 09:26:18 pm

a mixed size branch is best they can choose the bit thats comy, when its grotty burn it with all the nasties in it and cut another one