Creative nests?

[Ted Brown]

I would have thought the lack of front perches and narrowness would deter but the hens in this picture seem to think otherwise...

 

[KingD]

I would have thought the lack of front perches and narrowness would deter but the hens in this picture seem to think otherwise...

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Wow that's excellent! I might steal that Idea from you if you don't mind.
How easy are they to clean out?

 

[Ted Brown]

Wow that's excellent! I might steal that Idea from you if you don't mind.
How easy are they to clean out?

These are not mine just a picture I came across.

I should think they would be easy to clean.

 

[Aunt Angus]

That's pretty cool! And a good way to recycle/upcycle.

In my experience, very little will deter a hen from using pretty much anything as a nest.

 

[Ted Brown]

I have absolutely no idea how this second copy got created. Apologies.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I have absolutely no idea how this second copy got created. Apologies.

I only see one, so no worries!

 

[Ted Brown]

I have absolutely no idea how this second copy got created. Apologies.

I asked the moderators to merge the duplicate posts which they did (thank you!).

 

[aart]

I saw this on FB the other day....not sure I'd want my eggs smelling like rubber tho.

I would have thought the lack of front perches and narrowness would deter but the hens in this picture seem to think otherwise...

Think there is enough head room for a decent landing.

I should think they would be easy to clean.

Hmmm......I don't think so, unless they are easy to detach and dump.
One thing I really wondered about is how are they attached to that block wall?

 

[Ted Brown]

@aart Guessing those who might choose to use tires would also put straw in the bottom which would deal with both smell and cleaning problems. I collect my eggs at least a couple of times a day, hard to imagine any smell transferring with no direct contact.

As my title suggests I had doubts about using tires as arranged but for different reasons. First cutting a tire is no easy feat, mounting would be a chore and the asthetics suck.

I did wonder how many hens this person had. There are at least 19 tire halfs and 14 birds in them, suggests a flock in the small hundreds? Also wondered how high the roosts are as those tires go up at least 80 to 100 inches. Maybe they are not nests rather substitutes for roost bars in which case horrid to even think about.

Nonetheless an interesting picture.

 

[Folara]

How interesting, my dad had just sent me this same picture yesterday all excited about the idea for his hens. I love recycling but these definitely look like more work than it's worth for nest boxes. It does look like a fun playground though!