Dish tub nesting boxes

[Jadenrosesmom]

Maybe I didn't say it right, but basically, a wooden dowel through the whole thing, towards the back, through the tubs. Then you don't have to remove screws to clean, just pull out the wooden dowel.

Ok I get that! But would I still need to add something on the front as well as like a roost for them to use the 2 upper boxes? They aren't really high the bottom of the upper boxes is probably 2 feet high?

 

[Windus]

A sketch would be great when you're able. There is no back to the shelving but it is screwed to the wall of the shed which acts as a back. My worry is how to attach things to the front? The shelf itself is very thin and cheap so I'm not sure how well I can screw things into it?

If you use lightweight wood a little gorilla glue might do the job, or a staple gun

 

[getaclue]

lightweight plywood, and a couple hinges to hold the ramp in place.

 

[Jadenrosesmom]

Lol I have gorilla glue but my mind went to duct tape. Or even a small curtain rod with little hardware but unsure how that will hold up with the cheap shelves and weight of the birds. I only have a small flock of 7 girls but all pretty large breeds.

 

[getaclue]

No, you can NOT gorilla glue, or duct tape the hens to the nest boxes!

 

[Jadenrosesmom]

Lol! Ok I will try not too!

 

[Jadenrosesmom]

No, you can NOT gorilla glue, or duct tape the hens to the nest boxes!

Could you imagine if someone tried to glue or tape a chicken to a nesting box! LMAO that comment made my night!

 

[Pork Pie]

I am trying the nesting box idea of dish tubs on shelving. I am using my daughter's old toy shelf, the kind that is basically 4 cubes that you put fabric square bins into. I have added dish style plastic tubs and nesting material to each cube. But do I need some sort of roosting bar in front of the 2 top boxes for them to use it? If so any clue what the best way to attach that would be since the actual shelf is pretty cheap thin wood? Second any suggestion how to secure those top tubs short that they don't flip around and scare the birds if they step on the front edge?

I used plastic basins - I just fill a third with soil to act as ballast. If your gals lay in the top boxes, then no, a perch is not necessary.

 

[Jadenrosesmom]

Thank you! I didn't even think about adding sand or soil never even crossed my mind that it would bee heavy enough to keep the tubs from tipping! I got the idea from Pinterest. Most on there have cut away a large portion of the front of the tub. I left mine intact what have you found works well if you use them?

 

[Pork Pie]

Thank you! I didn't even think about adding sand or soil never even crossed my mind that it would bee heavy enough to keep the tubs from tipping! I got the idea from Pinterest. Most on there have cut away a large portion of the front of the tub. I left mine intact what have you found works well if you use them?

I leave mine intact and they work just fine. Depending on the size of your coop, filling them with some kind of ballast allows you to change the location of nest boxes, should you wish (as opposed to securing them more permanently). This can be useful if you have a broody hen, and you want to put her somewhere more out of the way, or you have hens that are determined not to use your existing nest box arrangement.