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Diy roll away egg nest boxes.
I looked at several different ones before deciding that plastic storage boxes would make an ideal material to start with.
Hens share the chicken nesting area which measures 12 deep x 48 long.
I will guide you through the construction process of this nest box.
The list of possibilities is almost endless some folks.
What can you use to make nest boxes for your hens.
We needed roll away nest boxes.
These nest boxes are made from 18 gallon storage boxes that i bought in a 3 pack from lowes.
Since we had gotten lax about collecting the eggs promptly throughout the day we suspected that one or more of the hens may have started eating their eggs.
Benefits of using these roll out nest boxes include cleaner eggs reduced or eliminated broodiness once per day egg gathering no hens sleeping in the nest boxes and easy clean out.
This youtube video tutorial will show you how to build roll away chicken nesting boxes that are easy to move for egg gathering and cleaning plus are easy to roll out of the way as needed.
The youtube video provides plenty of detailed instructions for this diy project and offers other important information.
The eggs roll away to either the front or back of the box for easy collection by you.
13 diy chicken nesting box plans.
Roll away chicken nesting box.
This size nest box will accommodate 200 hens.
There are a number of different designs that can be bought or built.
We had a spell where some of our hens weren t laying daily.
This prevents pecking or accidental breakage from trampling and keeps the egg much cleaner.
The design is similar to ridgdale permaculture s design.
We are building roll away nesting boxes for our layers.
Our roll out nest boxes can be converted between.
The problem we were trying to solve.
This community style nest box with a slightly angled floor allows eggs to gently roll away from the hen s reach to keep eggs clean and to reduce egg eating.
Eggs are easily collected in the reversible covered egg tray.