What makes a chicken coop easy to live with?

[prof]

i am so happy my arrived this afternoon, and was assembled in the snow the girls were free ranging as usual and were very interested in the nuts and bolts and cable ties

i put their dust bath under the cube and they made themselves at home instantly i cant wait for them to discover the ladder esp the orps

all 4 chucks are sleeping in the tonight as i didnt get time to put sawdust & straw in it coz of all the snow

any tips on adding perches etc gratefully received

[chick wiggle]

Oh yeah, how exiting and of course purple is THE best possible colour

sounds like your girls are already showing an interest I put a log at the bottom of the steps to help them onto the ladder, its quite a biggish hop onto the first rung, especially for the orpy ladies

The first couple of nights i had to actually put them into the cube but they soon got the idea

 

I also had some pieces of wood going across the run on two different levels for perches. The girls were always up there

 

Looking forward to your pictures

[Plum]

Congratulations on your cube.

 

any tips on adding perches etc gratefully received

 

I've used an Ikea step stool, broom handle

 

piece of wood across the run and made them a mezannine

 

Also a log propped up on a tree root. Think they have enough for now

 

Another idea is upturned flower pots

[poachedegg]

We have the IKEA step stool as in Plums photo, also a long log, a shoe rack and a couple of broom handles across the run for perches.

 

Glad you like your Cube - they're fab!

[prof]

they are great ideas thanks sooooo much