Things You'll Need
- 4 pieces of whitewood lumber, 2 inches by 4 inches by 12 feet
- Ruler or straight edge
- Pencil
- Saw
- Hammer
- Nails
Instructions
Find the vertical center point on two 2 x 4s. Draw a 45-degree-angle line across the 4-inch wide side of each board, across this center point.
Cut each board in half along the diagonal lines. You'll now have four boards approximately 6 feet long, with angled edges.
Place two 45-degree edges together to form a V-shaped frame. Nail the pieces together. Trim the feet of these pieces so that the frame stands flat on the floor.
Cut the remaining 2 x 4s into three 4-foot pieces.
Nail three boards, wide side up, to each side of the frame. If the free-standing chicken perch is for large fowl birds, secure the lowest perch 2 feet from the floor of the coop. The frame will now look like a step ladder.