Need to figure out nesting boxes

[630004]

Our chickens are going to start laying soon’ish and I need to sort out the nesting situation. The roost is on the left and nest box section is on the right. There are no boxes or trays in their at the moment (just ABM pellets)

I want to make the process of getting the eggs efficient. One thought process is just throw in a few bowls for them to use. The other is to do roll away egg boxes (I like this idea but need to figure out the best way to do it.

Any thoughts on what would work best? Suggestions.

Thanks

 

[Aunt Angus]

If I'm looking at your pics correctly, it looks like they open from the outside of your coop. Doesn't get any more efficient than that.

How many hens? How many nests?

 

[630004]

Correct. The “lid” opens from the outside. There are currently 17 hens.

 

[StinkyAcres]

I like to put some kind of tray at the bottom of my nest boxes so they're easy to clean when an egg breaks or a chickens poops in them, etc. I fill the tray with straw or hay.

 

[630004]

Good idea! Thanks

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I got this from @aart , it works great and is free! Fold up your empty feed bag and put it in the bottom of your nest box, top with whatever material you choose (I use hay), if you end up with a mess pick the whole thing up and chuck it, you're left with a clean fresh slate

 

[Aunt Angus]

I used to use the fancy-shmancy excelsior nesting pads. LOVED them! Then I got ducks who like to eat them. I now use the reusable kind and throw in some straw or pine shavings. I shake them off when I collect eggs 2x daily (in the morning for the duck eggs, in the evening for the chicken eggs). Keeps my eggies pretty clean. I also like the idea of roll-away boxes. But I am thinking that NOTHING will keep them clean if there are muddy duckies using them.

 

[aart]

I got this from @aart , it works great and is free! Fold up your empty feed bag and put it in the bottom of your nest box, top with whatever material you choose (I use hay), if you end up with a mess pick the whole thing up and chuck it, you're left with a clean fresh slate

Nope, that's @rosemarythyme .
I use pieces of vinyl flooring cut to fit tight.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Nope, that's @rosemarythyme .
I use pieces of vinyl flooring cut to fit tight.

My bad, I new it was one of ya'll that I've gotten great advice from

 

[neo71665]

Cheap outside door mats from dollar tree lines my boxes. Line 2 boxes for a buck. Cheap enough to keep doubles around so I can pull the dirty one, replace it with a clean, and hose the dirty one off giving it well enough time to dry.