trumpeting_angel
Free Ranging
If you get a rooster and plan to let your hens go broody, then when the chicks hatch they have to be able to get in and out of the nest. Although many chicken owners move the broody and her nest to a separate area, like a dog crate, safe from the other chickens. But many of us are going rooster-less, so the nest boxes just need to be easily accessible for all your hens.