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post #51 of 85
1/28/11 at 2:45pm
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Originally Posted by gryeyes 

I stole this image from another BYCer's post or page, because I absolutely love it and plan on making one of my own very similar to it (when I have a coop large enough to accommodate it).
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/41679_nestboxrow.jpg


What a great design!

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"If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning."

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post #52 of 85
1/29/11 at 8:13am

Here is what I did. Just pick up the crate, empty, replace with new straw and put back.  I have since added a slanted mini roof over it to keep them from roosting and pooping thru the top of the crate.


http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/28440_201.jpg

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post #53 of 85
1/29/11 at 12:36pm
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Originally Posted by Puma 

Here is what I did. Just pick up the crate, empty, replace with new straw and put back.  I have since added a slanted mini roof over it to keep them from roosting and pooping thru the top of the crate.


http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/28440_201.jpg


So YOU'RE the person I stole that image from!  Hope you don't mind....  I saved it so I can refer to it any time somebody asks about nesting boxes.  I am going to copy it in my next coop.  I absolutely love it!  Thanks so much!

And that mini-roof addition, is it just another long board, installed at an angle?  That's how *I* planned on dealing with the roosting/pooping problem.

-- Linda (AKA: gryeyes)
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Buncha Outdoor PET chickens, ducks, two Toulouse ganders, and four turkeys. Plus 2 wiener dogs, some bunnies and a rescue cat which owns me. Oh. And a house silkie....

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-- Linda (AKA: gryeyes)
I refuse to fight a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Buncha Outdoor PET chickens, ducks, two Toulouse ganders, and four turkeys. Plus 2 wiener dogs, some bunnies and a rescue cat which owns me. Oh. And a house silkie....

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post #54 of 85
1/31/11 at 5:29pm

I get free boxes from bjs and they seem to work
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/78193_2011-01-15_17-23-53_136.jpg


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post #55 of 85
1/31/11 at 5:50pm

here is a sideways! (sorry hmm ) picture of our big nest box - i use a bunch of different sized plastic tubs - this worked out really well when this girl went broody, i was able to take her,  the eggs and nest all in one and move her to her own spot! without picking her up off the eggs to move them all.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/71606_p1090319.jpg

mommy to 2 DD's, married to my love, my DH 
my birds-  trio of bantam cochins, three BR hens, 1 SLW rooster, 4 EE hens, 1 production red. pair of muscovy ducks, 2 black sex link pullets 4 roosters (about to go to freezer camp) 2 oeg bantams, pair of silver phoenix and 1 gold pullet. and a couple of kauai feral chickens(2 hens 1 roo)

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mommy to 2 DD's, married to my love, my DH 
my birds-  trio of bantam cochins, three BR hens, 1 SLW rooster, 4 EE hens, 1 production red. pair of muscovy ducks, 2 black sex link pullets 4 roosters (about to go to freezer camp) 2 oeg bantams, pair of silver phoenix and 1 gold pullet. and a couple of kauai feral chickens(2 hens 1 roo)

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post #56 of 85
2/1/11 at 5:18pm

I like the rubber maid I have a bunch of those laying around

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post #57 of 85
2/2/11 at 2:33am

Well, it never flooded in the henhouse.

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post #58 of 85
2/2/11 at 3:15am

[img]http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/thumbs/68749_011.jpg[/img]

Here's the one I made recently.  It's not that unusual looking, but I was proud of it because I made it from all recycled and salvaged materials...except for the screws holding it together.  I put it together one night while hubby was at work.

See... girls really CAN use power tools, but I did have to enlist his assistance to carry into the chicken pen!

BC Marans, White Leghorns, Black and Lavender Ameraucanas, Black Rosecombs, Bantam Black Cochins, Bantam Partridge Wyandottes BBRed, Brown-Red and Silver Duckwing Old English Bantams, Royal Palm turkeys, a few guineas.

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BC Marans, White Leghorns, Black and Lavender Ameraucanas, Black Rosecombs, Bantam Black Cochins, Bantam Partridge Wyandottes BBRed, Brown-Red and Silver Duckwing Old English Bantams, Royal Palm turkeys, a few guineas.

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post #59 of 85
5/9/12 at 5:18pm
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Originally Posted by chicken burger View Post

mine are silly but the girls love them...
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/73701_001_2.jpg

I love it .. she looks like she's on vacation

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post #60 of 85
5/9/12 at 5:23pm
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Originally Posted by Ivywoods View Post

[img]http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/thumbs/68749_011.jpg[/img]

Here's the one I made recently.  It's not that unusual looking, but I was proud of it because I made it from all recycled and salvaged materials...except for the screws holding it together.  I put it together one night while hubby was at work.

See... girls really CAN use power tools, but I did have to enlist his assistance to carry into the chicken pen!

looks good .. I'm loving my power tools :)

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