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May 16, 2016 · Size: Nest boxes should be big enough for your hen to stand in comfortably. Usually 12 x 12 x 12 inches is adequate, but building bigger is usually a good idea. Fill the box with suitable nesting material to prevent egg breakages: Many people use either wood shavings (pine usually) or straw.
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Dec 21, 2016 · Wonderful article! I hope you can help me solve my problem with the chickens sleeping in the nesting boxes. I have 11 chickens, 8 of which are hens. 6 nesting boxes. When I just had the 3 hens there was never a problem; now with newer hens they all want to sleep in the nesting boxes, which create a huge mess EVERYWHERE.
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Dec 6, 2018 · Generally, you want your chickens roosting higher than your nest boxes so the birds don't have the tendency to sleep in the boxes or on top as chickens like to go high for roosting. Floor nest boxes are easy for hens to use and easy for you to access. On smaller chicken coops, outside access is nice to be able to lift the lid and collect eggs.
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May 10, 2010 · If the nest boxes are more than a couple of feet off the floor, it really helps to have a perch or ladder in front of the nest box to help them get in, sort of a step. Some people build a shelf. The nest box itself needs to have enough height so you can put a 4" or 5" lip on it to keep them from scratching out the nesting material and eggs and ...
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Jan 15, 2012 · This is her sneaky, instinctive behavior. Given that, low nest boxes are ideal for training beginning pullets. Pooping in them is another matter. This shouldn't be occurring unless birds are sleeping in the boxes. Young adolescent pre-lay pullets will do this but this habit should not be allowed. Pre-lay pullets shouldn't have access to laying ...
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Nov 10, 2014 · The "Heated Nest Boxes" help keep the eggs from freezing till temperatures reach around 10F. Hope this helps others! Update: We had an unusually cold February 2015 for my area, many day temperatures only in the teens. My schedule allowed egg collection once around 8AM and once around 8PM.
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Feb 23, 2011 · But the frame does work better. I often squeeze the buckets in spaces so they are side by side and wont move out but that sill need a design small enough to fit the amount you want to place. I also use covered cat litter boxes. Because the design is perfect for a nest but the dimensions vary on size of it.
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May 17, 2011 · Most people recommend a 12 x 12 x 12 nesting box for standard chickens. If you have bigger chickens I read 16 x 16 x 12 is good. I also read that it is better not too have nesting boxes too large because chickens like them dark, cozy and if they are smaller it does not allow too much room so they break/eat eggs.
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Nov 22, 2011 · Would old care tires be ok for nest boxes or would there be a toxicity level in them that would effect the chickens/eggs. Like some people say not to grow vegtables in tires. I just think it would be a great way to recycle them they could lay in a corner or you could put a small piece of plywood and make hanging/swinging nestbox or roost even.
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Nov 26, 2018 · For a smaller flock , I would tend to go with even more than 3 or 4 nest boxes per hen bcause they do tend to lay at the same time of day; and with, let's say, just 2 or 3 nest boxes, it would not be hard for every box to get filled up. (You don't want a second hen trying to enter the same nest, or a hen to go looking for someplace else to lay.)