Merci!
Thank you!
Making a mental note of this.
Hi Jenny, yes, this is what the fellow made my nest boxes with. Four in a row about 2' up and attached to the side of the wall. With a 1'x4' board across to keep in the straw. Love them.I'm away from home, it may be a day or two, but I will post them when I return. Meanwhile, imagine 12 x12 square gallon jug milk crate that holds 4 gallon jugs used to deliver milk to grocery stores and convenience stores, they are usually black or red. The come in hard plastic, like a coke flat used by delivery drivers. They have hand grips on all sides. Cut the front off one with a saws all, sill saw, or what every you have to cut with. Grinders work too. The most I would stack high is three, heavy hens will tip them over if you do not have a wall to fasten them too...You will live them, they are so easy to clean, take them out, bleach and wash. They are ready to go again and the hens love them, they feel safe in the space provided...Here is a milk crate just to give you a picture of what I am referring to. Walmart sells them too, but they are poor quality meant for in home storage bins, and I would not waste my money on them. The dairy crates last a life time, Wal-Mart plastic crates may become fragile and weaken overtime in heat an humidity.
They stack properly and are sturdy if you cut one side out and stack them right, if you attempt to stack them on their sides, they will topple over and your defeating their purpose.. You might also check your local small grocery store, Market Basket, Brookshire Brothers, Dollar General Family Dollar Store, or Dairy Distributer. Sometimes the delivery drivers wont take them back because they are damaged on one side. Those can be used by cutting out the damaged side.
Its a lot of help with diagnosis, thanks for the link..I've read and reread the material on the link. Seems I am doing all I can its up to his little body to absorb the nutrients. I've just never been one to sit back and watch one suffer. He is not mistreated, but quality of life is not what it should be for a bird his age. Ill keep crossing my fingers....Thank you!
I am glad someone else had the same idea. Glad you like them, I love mine too, they beat any store bought nest box I've ever had and truthfully you cant beat the cost, whether they are free or you pay $5 at a thrift store or swap meet. They are well worth every penny and the effort of putting them up. They are also great for storage bins in a shed, building, or hatchery area. The hold chick feeders, waters, tubing, ect. Even with the sides cut out, they hold a lot of small things, couplings, pvc fittings, hardware ect
