I've been subd to your channel for a while now, and watched most of your vid. I really like and appreciate your consistent dedication to innovation for pastured layers, and I'm truly grateful for everything you have shared and the products you offer. That being said, I have one lingering question ... height of roost vs height of nest. Seems chickens closest cousins nest below and roost above, e.g. turkey, quail, grouse, jungle fowl, pheasant .... well, I'm not an expert in any of these species, and I could be wrong, but seems most if not all of them nest below and roost above, whereas your designs are opposite. You have clearly put a lot of thought and time and innovation in your designs, and seem confident in the nest above roost below model, so my question, if you don't mind, is how you came to be so confident with this configuration? Thank you, I always look forward to your videos🙏
There are many, many reasons why it is this way but the simplest one is hygiene, if the roosts are above the nesting boxes we need to come up with a solution to ensure we don't get manure built up on the top of the nesting boxes. If we put them under we do not have that issue. Great Question.
Great Clip, thanks Daniel
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I've been subd to your channel for a while now, and watched most of your vid. I really like and appreciate your consistent dedication to innovation for pastured layers, and I'm truly grateful for everything you have shared and the products you offer.
That being said, I have one lingering question ... height of roost vs height of nest. Seems chickens closest cousins nest below and roost above, e.g. turkey, quail, grouse, jungle fowl, pheasant .... well, I'm not an expert in any of these species, and I could be wrong, but seems most if not all of them nest below and roost above, whereas your designs are opposite.
You have clearly put a lot of thought and time and innovation in your designs, and seem confident in the nest above roost below model, so my question, if you don't mind, is how you came to be so confident with this configuration? Thank you, I always look forward to your videos🙏
There are many, many reasons why it is this way but the simplest one is hygiene, if the roosts are above the nesting boxes we need to come up with a solution to ensure we don't get manure built up on the top of the nesting boxes. If we put them under we do not have that issue. Great Question.
@@ChickenCaravan Thank you for your answer. Best regards.