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post #11 of 14
1/16/12 at 10:29am

Do y'all have any feed back on the nesting troughs? I have a 60X18X18 ready and was going to divide it into 3 large boxes but this sounds much better. I have really big chickens and was wondering if this maybe too tall? I have 3 boxes now they all use the "big" box 16x16x16 and the we have a traffic jam that I have to solve. thoughts?

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2 buff laced brahmas 2 gold laced brahmas, 1 Silver Sussex, 1 light Sussex, 1 Black Copper Maran, 1 Blue Copper Maran, 1 Lavender Splash Orp, 1 Lemon Cuckoo Orp, 1 RIR, 1 Swedish Flower Hen bard rock, australorp, partridge rock, salmon faverolle, and 4 Malaysian Seramas then came the ducks... 4 pekin, 2 Rouen and 2 Cayuga. turkeys are coming soon!!

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post #12 of 14
1/16/12 at 10:32am
I have huge nesting boxes, and no troubles.

They like the smaller ones though. tongue.png

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Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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post #13 of 14
1/16/12 at 10:42am

Please define huge? Should I make them shorter? I know the minute I put this in they will start using all the other boxes.

2 buff laced brahmas 2 gold laced brahmas, 1 Silver Sussex, 1 light Sussex, 1 Black Copper Maran, 1 Blue Copper Maran, 1 Lavender Splash Orp, 1 Lemon Cuckoo Orp, 1 RIR, 1 Swedish Flower Hen bard rock, australorp, partridge rock, salmon faverolle, and 4 Malaysian Seramas then came the ducks... 4 pekin, 2 Rouen and 2 Cayuga. turkeys are coming soon!!

MOTEL CHIX "We'll lay an egg for you"

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2 buff laced brahmas 2 gold laced brahmas, 1 Silver Sussex, 1 light Sussex, 1 Black Copper Maran, 1 Blue Copper Maran, 1 Lavender Splash Orp, 1 Lemon Cuckoo Orp, 1 RIR, 1 Swedish Flower Hen bard rock, australorp, partridge rock, salmon faverolle, and 4 Malaysian Seramas then came the ducks... 4 pekin, 2 Rouen and 2 Cayuga. turkeys are coming soon!!

MOTEL CHIX "We'll lay an egg for you"

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post #14 of 14
1/18/12 at 3:25pm

My experience with undivided nesting boxes is my bossy BR would chase the other hens out of the nesting area, so for me having my two nesting boxes with a divider works better.

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