Recent content by AlaskaGrown

This is a fantastic thread and I used the feed charts for our birds last year with great success. I had two cockerels that still ate a bit too much and couldn't walk for a few days, but I also had three fewer chickens and did not convert the feed charts for my flock. Likely the culprit. To...

I inherited a coop (8X12) from the neighbors and renovated it with a new roof, floor and nesting boxes. The coop is on an axle and sits about 2 feet off the ground. It can get pretty cold here in Alaska in the winter, but not as cold as the interior or north (0-40 F for 4 months, rarely below 0...

I recently went on vacation and the folks watching the chickens sent word that one of the hens went missing. I figure that a hawk or eagle got the hen while they were in the yard. A few days after I returned I found the missing hen sitting on 14 eggs on the back edge of our property! I was able...

I posted some pictures of the rollaway inserts that I made for my nesting boxes here https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/875799/strange-wet-spot-in-the-nesting-box-no-shell-or-and-membrane/20#post_13416662 if anyone is interested

The eggs then roll to the front and you are able to take the whole insert out to collect the eggs or clean as needed. I hope this helps anyone who is looking to modify their boxes on the cheap. The total cost was around $35 + around 2-3 hours to cut and assemble.

I then finished the inserts by nailing in the top piece for the forward compartment. I cut a 2x4 to a 3 inch length and placed it at the back of the nesting box to put the rollaway inserts at a slight pitch forward.

With the help of my chicken guard dog Mister Martin, I screwed the turf pieces into the bottom and front of each insert

I measured the interior dimensions of each box and cut a new bottom insert to match (minus approximately 1 inch in length to account for the forward egg compartment). I then framed three sides of the forward egg compartment with the remaining plywood. The turf was then cut equal to the length of...

The rolled up turf was purchased at Home Depot for $24.99. The two pieces of ply wood were 'scrap' pieces found next to the saw in the back of the lumber department. They were 2 feet by 4 feet (11/32 and 3/4 inch thick) pieces for a total of $7.00. The only other thing I needed has a box of...

So here are the four boxes before the rollaway revamp.

Thank you all for the responses.

I made sure to let them know that she was suspected of eating eggs before they took the hen home. No sense is unloading the issue onto another unsuspecting person. I will be sure to post the photos of the roll-away box inserts when I have some free time this weekend. It was an easy and cheap...

It was just really unfortunate that the seller did not let me know that one of the hens I had purchased was a suspected egg eater. I supplemented their diet with egg shells and oyster shells, but nothing seemed to work. Before I parted with the hen I had 12 chickens and was getting 1 - 3 eggs a...

Is there a difference between a red sex link and a cinnamon queen? If you breed each with their respective mate, will the offspring be sex linked?