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43K views · 11K reactions | When I first started keeping chickens, all my roosting bars were 2 inch wide boards. I eventually made all my roosting bars removable and also turned them over to the 4 inch wider side facing up. I have listed some benefits of using a wider roosting board in your coop: 

🐓By using a wider roosting board your chickens’ feet will stay warmer in the winter since they are able to position their warm bodies and feathers over their feet when they are in a flat footed stance. Yes, I know in the wild chickens roosted overnight in trees but they also didn’t have a coop or feeders or water containers either🤪

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When I first started keeping chickens, all my roosting bars were 2 inch wide boards. I eventually made all my roosting bars removable and also turned...

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