Hens share the chicken nesting area which measures 12 deep x 48 long.
Diy roll away egg nest boxes.
The problem we were trying to solve.
These nest boxes are made from 18 gallon storage boxes that i bought in a 3 pack from lowes.
The youtube video provides plenty of detailed instructions for this diy project and offers other important information.
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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.
We had a spell where some of our hens weren t laying daily.
I will guide you through the construction process of this nest box.
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There are a number of different designs that can be bought or built.
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.
The design is similar to ridgdale permaculture s design.
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.
This is the fun part.
This prevents pecking or accidental breakage from trampling and keeps the egg much cleaner.
13 diy chicken nesting box plans.
I looked at several different ones before deciding that plastic storage boxes would make an ideal material to start with.
What can you use to make nest boxes for your hens.
How to make a simple low cost free diy roll away egg nesting box.
Roll away chicken nesting box.
We are building roll away nesting boxes for our layers.
The list of possibilities is almost endless some folks.
Eggs are easily collected in the reversible covered egg tray.
We needed roll away nest boxes.
This size nest box will accommodate 200 hens.