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    Any ideas on designs for nest boxes my hens will actually USE?

    Thanks everyone for your help. I'm sure, this new coop will be perfect -- until the chickens move in that is! Never know what antics they'll have in store for us. I'll use all your ideas and hopefully not have to totally rebuild anytime soon!
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    Any ideas on designs for nest boxes my hens will actually USE?

    I don't mind them laying on the floor in their smaller coop; I can reach the eggs. In the new one it will be not so convenient. In the new coop I'm planning for boxes jutting out at about 2' off the floor. Higher roosts are a great idea. Gotta keep the girls happy! I always thought they liked...
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    Any ideas on designs for nest boxes my hens will actually USE?

    I love this forum. I'm getting ready to build the nest boxes for my new coop. I finally removed the nests from my old coop since my hens NEVER laid in them, always on the floor. They were 12"X12" and 12" off the floor. They had straw in them and golf balls and a curtain to keep it dark. Also...
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    Production Blacks?

    I ended up getting a few production blacks and a few brown leghorns. I've had browns before and loved them. The reason I like the leghorns is they are supposed to lay better over their lifetime. We never kill or get rid of old hens so I might as well get the most out of them! I'll see how the...
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    Production Blacks?

    Thanks for answering. I don't remember where, but I read that barred were least likely to get picked off by predators. The whites I have now do rather stand out, and we have lots of foxes, raccoons, skunks, hawks etc.
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    Production Blacks?

    Ideal Hatchery offers a white-egg-laying breed called Production Black. Has anyone tried these? I might have read somewhere that it's the same as California Grey, which I also know nothing about. I want an egg-laying breed but not white because I'm worried the hawks will get them. I'm excited...
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