nesting boxes

  1. TheGreenManFarm

    Ducks Using Nesting Boxes?

    Ok, so I moved my 7 ducks & 42 chickens into the same house at Halloween. I built a row of nesting boxes on one wall, including a row along the floor because hey, why waste the space? Turns out the chickens LOVE the floor-corner nesting box... some days to the exclusion of all the others haha...
    • TheGreenManFarm
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    • ducks ducks and chickens ducks and chickens in harmony ducks behavior ducks borrowing nest! nesting boxes
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. vintageozarks

    After 11 long years, I now have 7 chickens again. So I'm back!

    In 2008 I had to give up my little chicken family (Rocky the Rooster, Marilyn Monroe (his favorite Leghorn), the Twins, Flower Topper (ate the tops off my flowers), and more. I still feel a twinge in my heart after all these years because I'd sit for hours just watching my babies free range in...
  3. RustyBucketFarmGirl

    Nesting boxes

    My pullets are 12 and a half weeks now. When i built their 12x8 coop in the back of our shed i chose not to put the nest boxes in yet. I had read many places that breaking the habit of sleeping in then was very hard. And since they still love to sleep in a pile i figured that a nesting box would...
  4. CanadaEh

    The minimum height under nesting boxes and other things for chickens to use that space?

    What is the absolute *minimum* height I could hang the nesting boxes inside the coop for the space under them still be usable by full size chickens and would not have to be deducted from the total floor sq. footage calculation? Also my coop is converted shed with interior OSB walls already put...
  5. thiggins

    2 Broodies, 2 mean girls and not using boxes

    i have several issues going on! I have 2 girls who are broodie. One is a Barred Rock (this is part 1 of my issue). Neither one is sitting on eggs. I am constantly taking them out of the coop and make them eat and scratch and drink and run around. They end up right back in the coop. It's...
  6. B

    Cat Litter Boxes as Nesting Boxes?

    I've found some cat litter boxes that appear to be perfect as a nesting box, but they're treated with microban. Will this harm the chickens? I've added the definition: Microban technology is built-in antimicrobial protection which gives products an added level of protection against damaging...
  7. wifeyschlegel

    Nesting boxes now or later?

    When I move my chicks into the coop do I need to have the nesting boxes already in there so they can get used to them(I'm pretty sure I read somewhere they need to be unusable until laying age, if so how do I go about doing that?), or can I add the nesting boxes later when they get to laying age?
  8. K

    Newbee seeking tips on Roll away Nesting Boxes

    Hello everyone, This is my first post but not the first question I have. My sweetheart, JJ, has set his heart on us having our own homegrown eggs! I am worried at the work this may entail as I have absolutely no experience. In the last few months, I have been surfing the web to learn whatever I...
  9. Twisted Chickster Coop

    Twisted Chickster Coop

    I absolutely love my chicken coop/barn. I asked DH to build me one, and this is what I got! I was expecting a much smaller version LOL but I can fit 25 birds in it comfortably, And I have a separate room that I can have the food, lighting, and brooders for new chicks. It is 12x10, the brooding...
    • tdespres
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    • 12x8 barn style coop and run nesting boxes nipple waterers sand as bedding
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Large Coops
  10. |Aphrodite|

    Is the size of a nesting nox important?

    My dad was remaking my chickens a coop and he made the nesting boxes 2 feet long and 1 foot wide, but he made the top about 2 feet tall. He said that size didn’t matter but I’m pretty sure it matters, he also said it doesn’t matter if it’s dark for them to go broody, so he left the front open...
  11. Squeak61

    Not using nesting boxes

    Hey everyone. The recent nor’easters have brought a lot of snow and rain. It unfortunately leaked into the chicken coop and made the floor into a pond :barnie We got it cleaned up quick, and we set up provisions to make sure it doesn’t happen again. However, for that period of time, the nesting...
  12. N

    My Chickens Keep Moving the Hay out of the Nesting Boxes

    Hi Again! My chickens have recently started laying eggs and I have started to put hay in the nesting boxes. They are using the nesting boxes which is great unfortunately thought they are moving the hay out of the nesting boxes. I know they are not sleeping in the boxes, I read up and an article...
  13. hansoto

    Artificial Turf as an alternative nesting pad?

    I have some artificial turf that I was thinking about using in my new coop. I have 3 bays in my nesting box and was thinking about cutting six pieces of artificial turf (only 3 at a time would be used). When it's time for cleaning, I'll take the 3 out and put the other 3 in immediately...
  14. H

    new to Kuhr nesting boxes

    Hi - We are building a new coop and have Kuhr rollout nesting boxes. The nests are plastic and I woud like to know if I should add bedding such as hay or if I need to purchase special pads? Also the flock is coming from a very different setup - Any suggestions on getting them to use the new...
  15. Nesting Inexpensive

    Nesting Inexpensive

    Plastic File Crates from Target. $3.99 ea. Easy to clean and mites cannot live in plastic. The semi gloss paint on shelves below also seal the wood.
    • Off Grid MaMa
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  16. frank29399

    Nesting boxes

    Hello everyone and thanks for any help. Iam in process of building a bigger hutch for my 5 chickens.( had 6 but dog got one :-( ) iam in boston so worried about cold. Was wondering if internal nest boxes are better idea to keep warm in cold, Or do birds like a protruding boxes witch I would...
  17. WildCHILD400

    Egg laying

    how will my chickens know when to build a nest and where to lay their eggs? Will they still use the nest if I toutch it? Do they make one nest and always use that one or use many different ones? Are dead pineneedles, twigs and leafs ok to make their nest? How often do they lay?
  18. The Final Decision

    The Final Decision

    Our family has had an interest in owning chickens for quite some time. It has been difficult making the final decision because owning animals requires a lot of energy, time, and dedication. My career precluded adding more responsibilities to an already busy schedule that involved work, travel...
    • Honukane
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    • automatic door chicken guard coop design dirt floors feeder nesting boxes roof material waterer worming
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Medium Coops
  19. Little Coop on Salt Creek

    pullets eating pine shavings

    uggh! We did our first major revamp of our new coop today. We went from 2 stacked nesting boxes to a row of 4 boxes. Girls are looking like they might be getting close to laying and our roo is starting to woo them. So... we wanted to make a few changes. We went from this: to this...
  20. Lazy Farmer

    Homemade V.S. Store Bought

    Remember the days before Cell Phone Addiction, credit cards and K Mart was King of retail? Way past that. Before Credit Cards, Strip Malls, Convenience Stores, Bottled water? Wow. The things that made us soft. Spoiled. Relying on Retail Proprietors to make our lives simple? Ingenuity is a lost...
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