How many nest boxes do I need?

Russo's Roost

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10 Years
May 7, 2009
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Morrisville VT
I was under the assumption I needed one nest box per chicken, I bought a house with a coop already built and the past owner told me 2 nest boxes were plenty for 6 girls. Can someone verify this for me. We are about ready to put the girls in the coop and I don't want to have to scramble at the last minute.
 
Yes, one nest for about 4 hens. but, don't be surprised if they all want to lay in the same one.
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well i have 50 chickens and 3 different nest boxes that have 12 holes each and they use 4 out of all of them and if one of my chickens decide to sit they all want to use that one for some reason!
 
this is good to know!
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we are building a coop now.. we have 6 chicks.. supposed to be all hens.. but we'll see! heh.. and we have 3 nesting boxes .. so I guess we also have plenty!! Yay!
 
I have 11 hens (only 7 are laying age though) and have 3 nesting boxes. They only use two of them though....sometimes they insist on all laying in the same one.
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