Nesting boxes placement

[pennyJo1960]

aart is right about shade and safe from preditors

 

[Gazelle03]

Thank you for all of the answers so far everyone!

Would putting something like a curtain, over the opening, help make the nests feel more secure or would it just make it hot in there?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Thank you for all of the answers so far everyone!

Would putting something like a curtain, over the opening, help make the nests feel more secure or would it just make it hot in there?

Where your at that could turn it into a oven and again like arrt said it would be more
for you than the birds... have you built a coop yet?

 

[Gazelle03]

Where your at that could turn it into a oven and again like arrt said it would be more
for you than the birds... have you built a coop yet?

no not yet

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: there are many options that you can buy premade many of them will not hold
as many birds that most try to say.. pages on here of coops can give you plans or
ideas to build yours and very easy to find

 

[aart]

Thank you for all of the answers so far everyone!

Would putting something like a curtain, over the opening, help make the nests feel more secure or would it just make it hot in there?

Curtains can make them feel safer...but I've found them unnecessary and kind of silly....they can also create safety issues with loose threads or tangled claws.
My nests have round openings which I believe provides some 'cover' and as well as keeping the bedding inside.
They have back door access which I prop open and inch or so to provide some ventilation when it's hot.
You'll definitely want to be able to ventilate them somehow.

 

[Gazelle03]

Thanks again, everything has been very informative.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Thanks again, everything has been very informative.

Did you manage to look over the coops here? or even your state thread?

 

[centrarchid]

What is logic for having nesting in run? Are you wanting to simply collect eggs or allow hen to incubate them?

 

[Gazelle03]

Did you manage to look over the coops here? or even your state thread?

Yes, I did look at it, but I didn't get to go to deep into it, just because of time today.