Nesting Box ideas?

[Coopa Cabana]

I use the covered litter boxes. What I really like is their portability. When I finally decided to let my Silkie go broody and set the eggs, I just picked the whole thing up by the handle and moved it, without disturbing her at all.

 

[Coopedup:p]

well if you look around then you can find some crates or go to a sale or auction and get a crate to use for a nesting box. but idk where to get one. but my friend might get one for me.

 

[fshinggrl]

I got a ton of egg cartons from freecycle.com in my area.

 

[cmom]

I have seen some use dish pans with some hay in them for nest boxes. I ask people to save cartons for me.

 

[Coopedup:p]

freecycle.com? i went there just now... idk where to click for the cartons....

 

[mdbokc]

I bought containers the right size at Wal-Mart and had cardboard boxes that provide the privacy. It took me less than 30 minutes to set up the nests in the coop. Pics at the website.

 

[cybercat]

I am using a large covered cat box also. I have to buy 3 more as we took the broken one of the 2 that the cats were using. But these things are not cheap. Here at our walmart they are almost $25.00 no joke. But I need another for the cats so they have 2 and 2 more for the chickens since I have 22 pullets.

 

[KnitswithChickens]

A hardware store near us has those large white buckets that drywall mud usually comes in turned on their sides and secured on either side by a brick. They have straw in the bucket and the chickens lay eggs in there. Very low tech, but it seems to be working for them.

 

[GA Peach in VA]

I bought mine from Lowe's. They are blue recycle bins that stack--little bigger than fordmom's boxes. They were $9 something and I find 3 hens in them at one time. They all perfer on box on the bottom.

Angie

 

[rstampa]

While I am still waiting for my girls to lay, I am saving the empty cartons from the grocery store. I'll have a ton of them. Plus I'll be reusing them again and again. Already have enough cartons to fill a years worth of eggs. I have 8 hens and NO rooster.