nesting box design

[7L Farm]

My boxes seem to work there nothing special !!

 

[CluckCluck2]

Should I put my nest boxes high or low. I was thinking about stacking them 2 or 3 levels and 3 or 4 wide, this way I have more room in the coop for perching.

 

[gale65]

Our boxes are low. About 11" from the floor (but the bedding is obviously above the floor). They also stick out of the coop. The bins slide out.

inside view:

I'm not sure if I need to add a step...dh said he can put a 4 x 6 on the floor there. Our girls aren't laying yet.

eta: that pic makes the top look flat but it's sloped. Like so:

 

[Tracydr]

I prefer plastic nest boxes, if possible. Easier to sanitize and one less place for mites/poultry ticks to live. If you have a broody hen, the plastic can be rinsed, disinfected and dusted or sprayed with bug sprayed without worrying that there are seams that could be missed where mites could hang out and infect her or the little ones, since mites love to infest broodies while their whole immune system is depressed from all that sitting/lack of eating.
I also like movable boxes,unless your set-up requires the boxes to be in a certain place. Allows for training a confused pullet to lay in her box.

 

[Tracydr]

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Love your coop. What are the tubs that you lined your nest boxes with? Very nice!

 

[goldies99]

 

[kuntrychick]

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What size are your nesting boxes? The ones we have now are about 12" x 12" (not sure how deep), but I was thinking of a little bigger for the new coop...maybe 12" x 15" or so (not sure how deep they need to be either).

 

[Batty about Banties]

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Here is a pic of my movable nesting boxes. I can move them when and where I want. The day after making these for the girls, I found 9 eggs in one nesting box. They love the dark, cave-like atmosphere.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/6612_nesting_boxes_dog_and_roosters_012.jpg

Love it!

 

[Batty about Banties]

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Too cute!

 

[wyododge]

The are 12 deep 18 high and 14 wide. Roughly. We made them to fit larger birds as we will never have small ones. And to fit the opening and door size for our set up. But truth be told I really don't think it matters. There are pictures of 5 chickens in one box on here somewhere.