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Diy roll away nest box.
Orders placed today for this large box will ship within 5 to 10 days.
A rollaway box has a slightly slanted floor which encourages the egg to rollaway from under the hen.
Added a couple of bits of cloth to keep the nest nice and dark.
I looked at several different ones before deciding that plastic storage boxes would make an ideal material to start with.
This is the fun part.
We needed roll away nest boxes.
We are fully operational.
Used a few old bits of ply wood and a pair of curtains and made this.
There are a number of different designs that can be bought or built.
13 diy chicken nesting box plans.
Collecting is easy via the front hatch.
Putting in a slanted floor in the nesting boxes.
Chickens need these nest boxes to lay their eggs but most of the time they end up breaking their eggs.
The design is similar to ridgdale permaculture s design.
The eggs roll away to either the front or back of the box for easy collection by you.
Well these diy roll away nest boxes would probably be considered an upgrade to those.
These nest boxes are made from 18 gallon storage boxes that i bought in a 3 pack from lowes.
This design helps you eliminate that problem as the eggs roll down away from the chickens once they lay them.
Now for the nest box itself.
Cheap and easy way to stop my hens from breaking and eating the eggs.
We are building roll away nesting boxes for our layers.
This prevents pecking or accidental breakage from trampling and keeps the egg much cleaner.