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Quote: What height are your current nest boxes and why are you lowering them? Just trying to finalize my next box setup, so collecting all the info I can!

Quote: I was going to build the basic frame then put an economy cat litter box in the bottom of each to hold nesting materials. They're usually 12"x14"x4" and I can get them for $2-3 each. Figured that would make them easy to move and clean!" Great idea- totally stealing this. I have two...

Quote: Just wanna add that your broody nests should be floor level for entry/exit for the chicks. All of my nest boxes are individual and movable so I can move a broody, nest and all, to the maternity pens, but that won`t usually work with outside access. Think a lot and have few...

Quote: I like your nest box design, very nice.

Quote: I can't help you with that question because the chicken roosts are in a separate building. They do not roost in the same place where they lay eggs. My broodies have their own private area. Someone on another thread asked about this. I had a special outside brooder built for my...

Another question wrt nest boxes and roost location. Any reason a roost shouldn't be on the wall adjacent to the nest boxes? Will roosting activities upset laying hens (broodies will get their own private area). I was thinking since they are night vs day activities, no, but...

Quote: I'm going to start with Orps, Brahmas, Wyandottes, EEs, and hopefully Marans and Welsummers, just 3 of each breed until I figure out which ones I like best. They're all pretty good sized birds, but I'm thinking they should all be able to jump up to an 18" raised nest box, especially if...

Quote: If you're only going to have 18 hens, you only need like 4-6 nestboxes max, which for most people would fit neatly into a single row on the wall. Access for the chickens is easier when it's a single row. OTOH you can certainly do the other arrangement if you want, there's nothing really...

Still trying to finalize my coop design and had some questions about nest boxes. Which do people (and their birds) prefer, and what are the pros/cons of each... 1) A block of boxes stacked 2 high or just one longer row of boxes? 2) The bottom box at floor height or raised ~18 inches? 3)...