HELP aggressive chicken

[johnandkymberley]

Hi all, was just sitting in my living room thinking about putting a perch in the cube and a lightbulb came on!

We have a cube with extension, we originally had a small door and then upgraded to a big door

We still have the little door end panel

This is what i did

took the door off the top curved bit and put the top panel in line with the new bigger door and cable tied the sides.

And we have a level, and its really sturdy, of course run clips could be used too but cable ties are all i had to hand.

Now, my OH thinks its the most stupid idea ever , i think it gives the hens more space. I have left it in there to see how they like it, can anyone find anything wrong/right with putting a mezzanine level in? none of them have been on it yet, but they are all having a look and there is enough space for the hens to stand up on it, i can take a pic if anyone wants! thanks xxx

[Plum]

If you have used the run to make the level I would take care they'll get their feet trapped in it.

 

I love messing with the run and doing new things with it. You'll have to post a picture

[johnandkymberley]

Hi, heres a pic, hope you like it! we do have a branch we are testing too, the branch atm seems more popular but i really do like the idea of another level!

 

[poachedegg]

We have a mezzanine level - originally we had roosting bars cable tied onto broom handles across the cube, however they were a bit of a pain when cleaning out, so we have now pimped one off DD's old tables to make a freestanding mezzanine level - am going to do the same with another set we have

 

[Aunty e]

I had one - made along the lines of roosting bars out of wood - cable tied onto our cube run. Our girls loved it, so going to stick some legs on it and put it in the WIR at some point. Did make it awkward to get into the cube run though

[beach chick]

my girls seem very unimpressed by my mezzanine levels I have to say! they have ventured onto the two tables in the WIR, but are completely ignoring the roosting bars I put in as the next level up. which is sad, as I was very pleased with them...

[Egluntyne]

My hens have a mezzanine level almost identical to Poachedegg's. The old wooden cube bars were languishing behind the shed, when I had a lightbulb moment and recycled them in the WIR. The hens seem to like it.

 

The run floor directly beneath it can be a bit grim.