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#1 05/01/2009 3:17 pm
- DarkWolf
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Community Nest Boxes - Let me see 'em!
You see alot of nest boxes on here, but it's hard to pinpoint those who use community nests and even harder to find pictures of them.
Post up your community nest box pictures and tell me why you like them (or why the birds like them) better than the standard 12x12's.
Thanks! 
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#2 05/01/2009 3:21 pm
- Ondra's Seramas
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Re: Community Nest Boxes - Let me see 'em!
Why a shoe box? I have no clue 
I love seramas! 
I have seramas galore and around 50 chickens of other breeds. My website is: www.seramas.net . Mat 23:37b "O how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing."
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#3 05/01/2009 3:26 pm
- DarkWolf
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Re: Community Nest Boxes - Let me see 'em!
LOL.. That's one I didn't expect to see.. Guess the eagles on the side are for boosting egos?
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4 dogs, 2 cats, 2 keets, 1 cockatiel, 1 rabbit, 75 gallon aquarium.
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#4 05/01/2009 3:28 pm
- Ondra's Seramas
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Re: Community Nest Boxes - Let me see 'em!
DarkWolf wrote:
LOL.. That's one I didn't expect to see.. Guess the eagles on the side are for boosting egos?
Yep 
I love seramas! I have seramas galore and around 50 chickens of other breeds. My website is: www.seramas.net . Mat 23:37b "O how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing."
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#5 05/01/2009 3:29 pm
- RHewitt
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Re: Community Nest Boxes - Let me see 'em!
Some of you may have seen my refurbished galvanized 40 year old nest boxes with the round entrance holes. I think if I built new ones made of wood I would cut round entrance holes. It would look different and as the second pic shows it works. 
Rhode Island Reds, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Black Australorps, White Rocks, Partridge Rock, Ameraucana's, Araucana's, Misc. Bantams, Brown Egg Laying Mutts, Pekings and now Wood Ducks.
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#6 05/01/2009 3:44 pm
- DarkWolf
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Re: Community Nest Boxes - Let me see 'em!
Those are nice nest boxes, indeed.. but they're not a community box. 
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2 Barred Rock, 1 Golden Polish, 1 Sex-Link Rooster, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 5 Red Sex-Links
4 dogs, 2 cats, 2 keets, 1 cockatiel, 1 rabbit, 75 gallon aquarium.
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#7 05/01/2009 4:01 pm
- Suburban chick farmer 09
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Re: Community Nest Boxes - Let me see 'em!
I would like to hear the benefits, if any, of the community nest boxes. I made the dividers in my nest box romovable.
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#8 05/01/2009 4:02 pm
- CityChook
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Re: Community Nest Boxes - Let me see 'em!
here's my community nest box. It's about 23 inches long and 16 inches deep. I didn't have room for 2 boxes, and at this point, I'm glad I didn't bother. I've had 3 girls all laying at once - it was crowded but no one was fighting. Mostly they just hang out and bawk. Don't know if there are any advantages other than ease in egg collection...
It is made out of an old drawer given to me by a friend. It wasn't deep enough (only 9 inches), so we built sides from leftover plywood to give the angle and then re-attached the side at 45 degrees. The whole thing is coated with waterproof sealing stain.
I haven't had a broody yet - when that happens it might get a bit awkward. But I am still happy with the design.
My friends all think I've flown the coop....
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#9 05/01/2009 4:16 pm
- DarkWolf
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Re: Community Nest Boxes - Let me see 'em!
What all is in the (pickle?) jars above it?
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2 Barred Rock, 1 Golden Polish, 1 Sex-Link Rooster, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 5 Red Sex-Links
4 dogs, 2 cats, 2 keets, 1 cockatiel, 1 rabbit, 75 gallon aquarium.
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#10 05/01/2009 4:18 pm
- Ondra's Seramas
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Re: Community Nest Boxes - Let me see 'em!
Almost forgot we have a cat litter pan. They love it. 
I love seramas! I have seramas galore and around 50 chickens of other breeds. My website is: www.seramas.net . Mat 23:37b "O how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing."
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