ttmattsson Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 My ladies are having problems getting around due to the plastic roosting bars in their cube mk2. Does anyone have ideas on how to make it better for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Some here made a wooden ramp, with cross bars for grip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttmattsson Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 Thank you! If anyone has a picture of wooden bars, please upload it so I can get some ideas. I hate building stuff. I'm really bad at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Ikea make wooden shoe racks. Could you adapt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttmattsson Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 That's not a bad idea. Maybe even cheaper. Thank you for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I've heard this said before about the cube mark 2, but I can't recall what the bars look like - a friend has one (she hates it too) so I'll have a look next time I am there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenMama22 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 No slip bathtub stickers? https://a.co/d/1hue0Bb I've just ordered mine the other day, so will need to come up with an idea myself. I was thinking about adding some straw bedding on top of the bars maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I wouldn't use straw - the bars need to be open and with an airflow through and underneath them to carry away the ammonia in their poo. Straw will contain mites, so best avoided. Stick to the roosting bars as they are, with just some bedding such as Aubiose in the poo tray underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttmattsson Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 I ended up making a new one for my girls. I used two threaded rods, wooden batten 2x2 (correct english?, not sure) and screw-nuts. It was very easy using the nuts to get the right gap between each bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Sounds like a great solution to me @ttmattsson. Hard plastic doesn't work for roosting; wood is definitely the best. We have a plastic coop and we wrapped the plastic perch in soft PVC tape. Then the chickens started to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGreen Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Hi. @Beantree just wondering what pvc tape you used? I know there is a lot of different ones. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 PVC tape is as it says. It's a thermoplastic, so any PVC will be fine. We used a very wide and thick tape that was sold in an agricultural merchants, but the stuff you buy everywhere is still PVC, just needs more wrapping, if it's thinner and not as wide. You could go a step further to give them a perch they can really grip. Fit pipe insulation and then bind it in PVC tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
