Questions about nesting boxes

[duckie97]

Would it be ok if my nesting boxes were directly under a window that's for summer use only? And should it have a top or can they just be open? Also do they have to have a divider between boxes or ca. It be just one long box

 

[BetterCluckNext]

I don't know about the window but I do know you should have a divider. They like there own space and to big of a nesting box is stressful. I really hope this helps, good luck

 

[magpiebirdie]

I've heard that you should keep the boxes out of a drafty area but as long as the boxes had a "roof" on top, I would think that should be ok. The Chicken Chick has her nesting boxes under a window - her girls seem pretty happy!

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Hens chose nesting sights with an eye to hatching eggs. A secluded area with dividers between individual hens and a roof overhead to assure the hen that she is in no danger of becoming hawk poop for the 21 plus days a hen needs to incubate and hatch off a clutch of eggs.. This reduces stress and helps insure that the hen will return to lay where she laid before because she feels safe there.