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First off hi to everyone on this great forum, I have lurked around here quite a bit and thought it was time to join.
I am getting ready to build some nest boxes for my 12 pullets. When I was growing up in the 50's my grandparents kept around 50 layers on their small dairy farm. The hen house was a old UVM extension service plan for floor birds. The nest box was perhaps 12 feet long and only had a opening in each end just large enough for a hen to enter and the sloped top was hinged to facilitate collecting eggs. I have never seen another one like it or plans for one. Just wondering if anyone else has had experience with a similar communal nest box and how it work out for you. I am thinking of building one similar for my birds if for nothing more than nostalgia.
I am getting ready to build some nest boxes for my 12 pullets. When I was growing up in the 50's my grandparents kept around 50 layers on their small dairy farm. The hen house was a old UVM extension service plan for floor birds. The nest box was perhaps 12 feet long and only had a opening in each end just large enough for a hen to enter and the sloped top was hinged to facilitate collecting eggs. I have never seen another one like it or plans for one. Just wondering if anyone else has had experience with a similar communal nest box and how it work out for you. I am thinking of building one similar for my birds if for nothing more than nostalgia.