Nesting box height

[Burnt Brass Homestead]

Hi @IowaCHKN

Welcome!

 

[Bsmac]

Yes they do. You are correct, it is not always the same one, it is the one someone else is in.

Exactly! They really do crack me up!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! It's so nice to meet you! Please make yourself at home!

 

[Mixed Flawk]

Plus, if you have a one starting to be broody in the one everyone else uses. Let's just say, they don't care, they will just lay their egg on them. Mine are 12 x 12, any bigger and that issue there becomes a problem. Mine are on the floor because of the mixed flock I have. I tried the ramps and that was a disaster.

 

[Tookie]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Ezana4CE]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

We have silkies who have to have ramps, so we went with 4' high on ours. There is a 4" walkway in front of the row of nest boxes with a ledge on both sides, making that sort of a poop board idea, as that's where most roost. Some roost on top of the nest boxes, some in them. These silkies didn't like roosts, so this works for us.

This height presents issues when we used to let them hatch their eggs. I would put a cardboard box on its side on the floor of the coop, make a nest of straw inside of it, set a feeder and waterer in front of it, then put the hen and her eggs in there when they were about to hatch. They never minded. Once I missed the opportunity, and she brought them down the ramp.

This is one pen in the breeding coop. They poop in that walkway, so I put stall refresher/PDZ there.
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This is the main coop when it was new, and missing the board on the outside of the walkway where most perch. There's stall refresher/PDZ on that walkway and ramp too.
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@Debbie292d This is really helpful. Thanks for including photos.

 

[Debbie292d]

@Debbie292d This is really helpful. Thanks for including photos.

You're very welcome.

If you still have questions about nest height or anything about building your coop, you could make a new thread here to get a lot of advice or ideas. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance.9/

 

[Ezana4CE]

You're very welcome.

If you still have questions about nest height or anything about building your coop, you could make a new thread here to get a lot of advice or ideas. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance.9/

@Debbie292d Already have.