Nest box Question

[Jeanieameraucana]

Has anyone ever used those light weight wooden tangerine
boxes for a nest box? My husband eats a lot of tangerines
during the winter and I would like to recycle them.

 

[Paraclete]

I've read about people using those plastic milk crates for nesting boxes quite often so I assume if they're the same size they should work, might need to modify them a little to make sure eggs to slip through gaps or something.

 

[hennyannie]

The boxes that I get seem to be too small for a reg size hen, but if you think yours are big enough I dont see why not. My cousin has in a pinch used plastic milk crates. I am guessing those crates are 12"x12" maybe bigger. she lays them on their side and adds bedding.

 

[purelypoultry]

As long as it's big enough for the hens to get in, turn around in comfortably, and it doesn't have any sharp edges or such, it should be fine.