Maybe some straw, on the bottom with some shaved pine chips over the top, to make it softer. My hens like a rail across the front of the nest boxes to stand on before they go in, I guess they like to look around a bit. I love the boxed though, they are like the ones my dad had when we were kids.
We have had chickens and ducks for 3 years now. This last year we went through a bit of a change, due to too many drake Peking, we had to make some changes. We had duck for Thanksgiving and smoked some for sandwiches. One was adopted by our son and Aflac, now lives in Harrison, Michigan. One...