What's the BEST Nest Box Material?

[chicklover 1998]

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I don't know the difference in whether it makes a diff. but they both work good in the nest boxes.

 

[TheBantyCoop]

Now if you are lazy and your goal is to get in and out of the hen house as quick as possible.
Plus if your chickens already are laying in your soon to be soiled nest boxes and if you get your feed bags in 50lb nylon mesh bags.
This is the method for you.

Nest boxes
In my nest boxes I fold a feed bag to fit (nest boxes are 1 ft³ and the bag runs up the sides and the back a few inches). When a bag gets soiled; fold a new one; pop out the soiled; pop in the new.

Feed bags are a nylon mesh bag.
Frozen poop just peels off in below freezing temperatures and just flakes off in summer when left out in the sun to bake and dry.

I have 65 trips around the sun it is the best method I have stumbled upon.

Make sure the twine is removed from the open end of the bag it can get tangled around your birds.

Nope not lazy, but I'm defiantly pressed for time in the morning when I first check on the birds! It's an awesome looking method, not sure its right for me though! I have paper feed bags

 

[TheBantyCoop]

I don't know the difference in whether it makes a diff. but they both work good in the nest boxes.

Ok, thanks

 

[Ballerina Bird]

I like pine shavings. I cut rosemary and put it in the coop. It is supposed to repel mites. I don't know if that's totally true, but I don't have mite problems.

 

[TheBantyCoop]

I like pine shavings. I cut rosemary and put it in the coop. It is supposed to repel mites. I don't know if that's totally true, but I don't have mite problems.

Thats cool! I do love my rosemary

 

[TheBantyCoop]

If you love rosemary..,.I know someone who crushes rosemary in her hands and rubs the hens' legs to prevent mites. I adapted that into "rosemary hug." I crush rosemary in my hands and then pick each hen up and hug her and rub under her wings a bit. They are very patient with me....

Aww, what kind of girls do you have?

 

[Sunny Windsong]

If using leaves. ..are there any to stay away from, like as in toxic?

 

[Beezer]

Total newbie here- I saw shredded paper listed as an option somewhere... Would that work? Maybe mixed 50/50 with pine shavings? I'm a teacher and would have access to lots of that for free.

 

[Sunny Windsong]

Total newbie here- I saw shredded paper listed as an option somewhere... Would that work? Maybe mixed 50/50 with pine shavings? I'm a teacher and would have access to lots of that for free.

I'm no expert, but I would think paper would be a real mess if it should get wet.

 

[TheBantyCoop]

I'm no expert, but I would think paper would be a real mess if it should get wet.

It is!! I've tried it!!
So much of a nightmare to clean up!!