Do you have places where your flock can get up off the ground? My handy-husband built the beautiful perch in this picture using some leftover wood posts from building the run and a large stick(with any pokey parts removed). Before winter approached, I also took several spent garden pots and simply up-ended them in the run. They love to hop on top of them to perch, especially when there is snow on the ground!
We have been looking for a nice log stump to use as well, but have not had much luck here in suburbia (and we don't want to pay a fortune for one in a store)! The rabbit LOVES to hop on top of his "box " (a large wooden shipping crate-not pictured) and lounge as well. Rabbits love to have a place to rest that is up off the ground a bit and gives them a "lookout" spot. What have you used for 'snow perches?'
Hello, just found your blog! I am surprised at how many people here in these parts don't do this in their chickens runs. I have tree stumps and branches, too, but I also used a big landscaping brick that was chipped. When we wanted a tree stump, we simply told everyone we knew when we spoke to them, and oddly enough, the very next day a co-worker of my husband cut down a tree and brought some to work!
ReplyDeleteI use a wooden pallet that I got free from our local electrical supply store. I also have a tree stump and a couple of concrete blocks, but they don't use those as much as the pallet.
ReplyDeleteWe use tree stumps, tree branch perches. I also have an old shower curtain rod as one of their perches.
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