Nest box size for Barred Rock

[Young MacDonald]

Help! I am just getting started, (don't even have the birds yet). I found a set of nest boxes for a good deal, but I don't know if they are big enough for Barred Rocks.

I did a search through old posts and it seems like a lot of people recommend 14 inch height. The nest boxes I found are 11 inches high. Is that tall enough?

Thanks!

 

[redoak]

11 inches should be ok if the nest boxes are at ground level or you have a roost/platform outside the nest box for them to jump up onto and then duck into the nest box.

 

[Young MacDonald]

Thanks, Redoak.

Yes, they have a roost outside the boxes for them to jump on. Thanks so much. I'll contact the seller. Hopefully he still has them.