They look much sturdier! Are you going to varnish them after coats of paint?WEDNESDAY WHEREVER...has a bit of a story to it today. I rang round to see if anyone sold nesting boxes. My regular produce store doesn't, but this one does.
I rather like this one but it is a bit of a drive in heavy traffic. It is big on Aussie atmosphere.And it is packed to the rafters with stuff. It combines pet, garden & farm stuff all in one place & if it had been a nicer day I would have had more of a wander but things being as they are I had a lot to do on a wet, cold day so didn't linger.
And the staff are not as good as my regular one. The one I usually go to everyone keeps animals so if I want to ask chook questions they find the chook guy. If I want something for the cats, the cat person is fetched. This one didn't even know they sold nesting boxes even though they were literally staring @ them across the counter!
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Behind the windmill there are ponies or small horses~ I don't know enough about either to know which they keep & Ted's Corner is the chicken run. Thanks to the wind everyone was sheltering @ the far end of the run so while I know they were black with white ear lobes I didn't get a good enough look to know if they were Minorcas, Anconas, Valdarno or something else entirely.But here is one of the boxes. I got 2 doubles but may need to go back next pay day for a 3rd double. We will see how we go. The girls had a good sticky as soon as they arrived. They always seem to know when something is for them!
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While built along the same general principals as the last ones I got they are slightly sturdier with screws to hing the lid, an air vent @ the back & seem quite spacious. I read somewhere that chickens don't like white so that's what I told the salesperson: anything but white. He suggested red & black. Funny bunny! I ended up with green, which I hope the girls like as keeping conditions mean the boxes needed some sort of weather proofing. I will do the outside of both then do the inside if enough paint is left over.
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No. It's an exterior matt enamel so it should be quite durable.
Thanks, Bob. FingersGood evening folks
Jeannie they look great.
the girls like them too.
I'm sure they will. Have you decided what sort of bedding to put in them?Thanks, Bob. Fingers
What I can get.
It's some sort of straw. I wanted hemp but it's in short supply just now. They are deep enough I may add some dirt on the bottom. Another reason for painting first.
I quite like straw in nests. It seems cushiony and the chickens can fuss with it and get it just right.What I can get.
Mine seem to like the straw in their nest boxes. Some of them are very good at nest building. And then there is.....
