Simple nesting box

[sealer39]

Well, I was going to say 3 but you don’t have the width for it. I’d build 2 that spanned the total 31”. That way when you have one hen go broody she can have her own box and the others will have a wider box to cram into.

 

[sealer39]

Also, if you want to get creative check out jtthortons nest box starting on page five. This weekend I’m going to convert three next boxes to this roll out type.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/from-tool-shed-to-coop.1321135/page-5

However, if you decide to make one of these,
use a jig saw.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

A cardboard box makes as good a nest as anything.

 

[Ponte]

A cardboard box makes as good a nest as anything.

I have an open aviary type coop.
We get torrential rains in Miami, usually from the east but at least a few per week from the west so most of the coop gets wet. We have excellent drainage and it’s very hot so it dries completely very quickly. The nesting box has to be protected from the rain and be of materials which withstand rain.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

I have an open aviary type coop.
We get torrential rains in Miami, usually from the east but at least a few per week from the west so most of the coop gets wet. We have excellent drainage and it’s very hot so it dries completely very quickly. The nesting box has to be protected from the rain and be of materials which withstand rain.

I understand. My nests are currently made out of plastic vegetable crates; the kind they gather vegetables into when harvesting from fields. They're just like the plastic milk crates, only a bit larger. I just zip tie them together to make a row of nests.