Building a coop and first time chicken owners. What is a safe ratio of birds to nesting boxes?
Nesting boxes
- Thread starter buckrut
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Usually one nest box will service 4 hens. If you have more hens and build more nest boxes, sometimes they will still all use the same box.
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