Nesting box size

Date sort Score sort
Amyloumomof2

Amyloumomof2

Chirping
5 Years
Joined
May 8, 2014
Messages
108
Reaction score
14
Points
73
How large of nesting boxes do I need? I have 4 RIR, 2 Black Sex Links, 2 Barred Plymouth Rocks, and 2 Sicilian Buttercups (which one I suspect is a he and not a she, lol)
 
12" wide by 14" high by 12" deep will work nicely. Another alternative is a tunnel nest which I have used for years now and prefer to the standard nest box. The tunnel keeps out light, the chickens stay calmer, the eggs stay clean and are never broken as the hens never ever take to egg eating (they can't peck what they can't see).
 

Similar threads

C
Length of roost bar & nest box size
Replies
3
Views
2K
rosemarythyme
rosemarythyme
S
Do barred rock need bigger nesting boxes than normal?
Replies
4
Views
1K
StinkyAcres
StinkyAcres
Riverbend Farms
    • Haha
    • Like
    • Wow
Do not have only ONE nest box!
2 3 4
Replies
31
Views
4K
5Australorpasaures
5Australorpasaures
jnicholes
Optimum nesting box size?
Replies
4
Views
2K
jnicholes
jnicholes
R
    • Sad
Keeping water out of nesting boxes
Replies
2
Views
449
LaFleche
LaFleche

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom