a super nest box for a super chicken who lays super poops

[Kesta]

the title was to get your attention. what sort of wood is best for nest boxes im not sure what kind to get

 

[BJ]

Anything that will fit together to form a box!!!

 

[chickflick]

I used pine. Good enough for me...

 

[Anny]

The best wood is the type that isn't rotting or falling apart

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I don't think it really matters as long as it can hold the weight of the chickens.

 

[EliteTempleton]

The sort of wood that you can recycle from stuff laying around or is on sale.

 

[Suess hens]

I used left over plywood, then set it on pine 2x4s

 

[chickenfanatic]

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yup i agree with this u can make them out of stuff u have or find or get on sale cheap if u have nothing like that available well if its a preferance question u have i prefer plywood but anything will do

 

[clarktx]

no cedar, might seem to smell nice but bad news for the birds.

I used plywood. My wife wanted me to use a plastic container with a hole cut in it, that would have been fine too. Certainly it would have been easier to sanitize.

 

[Wildsky]

I used pieces of siding that came off the house when we had new siding put up!

 

[speckledhen]

We've made all sorts of nestboxes. Once we even turned a 2 drawer file cabinet frame on its side and it makes two nice roomy ones, with some minor modifications.