Author Topic: how to secure perches??  (Read 3726 times)

northfifeduckling

  • Joined Jan 2009
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how to secure perches??
« on: January 05, 2011, 10:08:33 am »
My choks are knocking off the perches 3 times a day and I wondered if I could stick them into the gaps with the help of blu tack or chewing gum. Then I wondered if it's dangerous if the eat the stuff as they seem to eat everything! Or does anyone have a better idea? I still need to be able to take them out for cleaning purposes, so wood glue is not an option!  :chook: :&>

sam.t

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • goole east yorkshire
Re: how to secure perches??
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2011, 10:58:45 am »
ours are screwed into plaace removable for cleaning
sam :chook: :goat:

egglady

  • Joined Jun 2009
Re: how to secure perches??
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2011, 12:12:50 pm »
ours are screwed in as well.  but we dont remove them for cleaning - just clean them where they are

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: how to secure perches??
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2011, 12:45:42 pm »
Ours are removable but not screwed in. Being wooden huts (garden shed type) they had to be modified anyway so when we added the perches we screwed  'patches' of 1" thick planking onto the wall at each end.  With a notch the shape of the cross-section of the perch cut into the top of these, the perch itself slots in very easily and comes out every time we take the flame gun to the ends to make sure no red mites have sneaked in. If I haven't explained very well I can go and take a photo if you wish.
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OhLaLa

  • Joined Sep 2010
Re: how to secure perches??
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2011, 01:49:51 pm »
Tighten the joints either side where the perch slides in with pieces of wood cut for the job and glued and screwed in, or screw in your perches so you can unscrew when you do your mite treatments.

 :chook:

jacob and Georgina

  • Joined May 2010
Re: how to secure perches??
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2011, 05:55:10 pm »
u could make U shape brackets with wood so the perches slot in via the top, so can be lifted out when needed but not knocked off!!!

robert waddell

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Re: how to secure perches??
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2011, 06:09:49 pm »
from memory when my mother hatched and reared chicks to hens the perches were slotted into boards as described by fleecewife never moved

cooper956

  • Joined Dec 2009
Re: how to secure perches??
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2011, 07:28:53 pm »
iv made sone 4" x4" 1" thick pices with the u shape out of them if tight enough have no problems but in one hut thay where comeing out due to me makeing them too big so i have put a small bit of wood problt 2" long 1/2" wied over the top of the ends fixed with a screw at one side but lfet just lose enough to swivle out the way for removel did have the perchs screwed in but was fed up with forgeting screwdriver when cleaning out  ;D


jacob and Georgina

  • Joined May 2010
Re: how to secure perches??
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2011, 08:39:37 pm »
this is exactly what i meant just couldnt draw it quite so well!! like the addition of the swivle bit to hold them down

northfifeduckling

  • Joined Jan 2009
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Re: how to secure perches??
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2011, 09:05:51 pm »
trouble is that ours are "fitted" on a diagonal slope and I can only access them through the flap. Maybe a wedge would do on either side...
I'm impressed at your arty skills and expertise  ;D :&> :chook:

 

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