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post #1 of 75
5/1/09 at 12:17pm
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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! big_smile

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post #2 of 75
5/1/09 at 12:21pm

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/23256_broodyseramasold.jpg

Why a shoe box? I have no clue hu

 
 

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post #3 of 75
5/1/09 at 12:26pm
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LOL.. That's one I didn't expect to see.. Guess the eagles on the side are for boosting egos?

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post #4 of 75
5/1/09 at 12:28pm
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LOL.. That's one I didn't expect to see.. Guess the eagles on the side are for boosting egos?


Yep cool

 
 

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post #5 of 75
5/1/09 at 12:29pm

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.

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/RHewitt/DSC00255.jpg

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/RHewitt/DSC00266.jpg

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post #6 of 75
5/1/09 at 12:44pm
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Those are nice nest boxes, indeed.. but they're not a community box. wink

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post #7 of 75
5/1/09 at 1:01pm

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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post #8 of 75
5/1/09 at 1:02pm

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.

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn135/CityChook/IMG_3008.jpg

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post #9 of 75
5/1/09 at 1:16pm
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What all is in the (pickle?) jars above it?

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post #10 of 75
5/1/09 at 1:18pm

Almost forgot we have a cat litter pan. They love it.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/23256_img_1845.jpg

 
 

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