I've got some heavyweight heritage breed hens, and this ladder is so much easier for them to navigate! The first night I had to actually lock them in their coop in order to force them to use it, lol. They'd watched me removing the original metal ladders from their two Eglu Cubes with great interest, then proceeded to give the new ladders side-eye looks for the remainder of the day.
They gathered in little groups now and then to stare at and comment on these new additions to their domain, lol.
After that first day of suspicion they've never looked back. No more wing flapping to help climb up the stairs and no more hurling themselves out on the odd occasion (to speed up the downwards travel, which must have felt awkward at times). Now they just plod up and down sedately, no doubt appreciating the comfortable footing. I can't recommend these ladders enough. Super easy to install, and now I've got a couple of extra metal ladders to incorporate into some other henny based construction, lol.
