The Trap Nesting Thread

[MANOZ]

 

[MANOZ]

 

[MANOZ]

THE PIC AT BOTTOM IS THE ONE I WENT WITH,IT HAD LESS PARTS TO MAKE AND ITS REALLY EASY TO MAKE

 

[MANOZ]

THE NEST BOX HAS A WOODEN DOWEL UNDERNEATH WHICH CREATES A SEE-SAW EFFECT.THE DOWEL IS OFF CENTERED AND WHEN THE HEN STEPS ON THE NEST THE BOX ROCKS TO THE OTHER SIDE THUS SETTING THE TRAP DOOR OFF.WHEN THE BOX ROCKS BACKWARD THE ARM THAT HOLDS THE DOOR UP ROCKS BACK ALSO BECAUSE ITS CONNECTED TO THE BOX. I FOUND THIS ONE REAL SIMPLE TO MAKE AND WHEN U SEE The DOOR DOWN U KNOW THAT A HEN IS IN THE NEST.

 

[MANOZ]

HOWEVER, I WAS STILL DRAWN TO THE BELGIAN MARAN'S CLUB TRAPNESTS.......SO I DECIDED TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE AS WELL

THE TOP ONE WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT.....[MUCH TO SMALL] SECOND ONE RIGHT UNDERNEATH WORKS LIKE A DREAM.....BUT STILL TO SMALL AT 20 INCHES LONG.....THIRD ONE IS 24INCHES LONG,14 INCHES WIDE,14 INCHES TALL.....A MILK CRATE FITS NICE INSIDE THEM....SO I KEPT THAT IDEA AND WILL BUILD AROUND THE CRATE. THE ONE ON THE FAR LEFT IS BUILT WITH THE WOODEN BOX AND DOWEL WITH AN UPRIGHT ARM ON ONE SIDE.......[NOT SETUP THAT WAY IN THE PICTURE]....THEY ALL HAVE THE BELGIAN STYLE DOORS.....[THESE DOORS ARE AWESOME] BUT I FOUND that THE BIRDS KNOCK THEM DOWN ALOT.....THE SLIGHTEST BUMP WILL MAKE THE DOOR CLOSE.....[ANYBODY WITH SUGGESTIONS...] I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH BOX #4 EXCEPT I DONT LIKE THE ROCKING MOTION.....SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD CRACK AN EGG IF NOT WELL CUSHIONED.....I'LL RUN THESE 2 STYLES OFF BOXES FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND I WILL BE LOGGING A 1 YEAR RECORD STARTING IN NOVEMBER.....PLEASE JOIN ME.......I HAVE DONE THE RESEARCH AND I'LL PUT IT ALL HERE FOR ALL To SEE .....choose a design? then join in..........THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

 

[MANOZ]

as u can see this door sets high.hens walk right into the box,but when they step onto the nest the door closes.note: the old design in black and white had a one piece door.i remember reading that one guy back then didnt like them he said that the door slam spooked the birds."The belgian style door" as i have termed it doesnt slam like that.esp if the hen goes in slowly,it just slides down the front wall slowly.

 

[MANOZ]

WHEN I FIRST MADE THESE TRAP NESTS I THOUGHT TO MYSELF........"THESE BIRDS WILL NEVER GO INTO THESE BOXES."THEY WOULD DISLODGE THE DOOR AND SOON AS IT TOUCHED THEIR BACKS THEY WERE OUT OF THERE.......BUT THEN IT HAPPENED.......MUCH LIKE I DO WHEN I GOT TO USE THE BATHROOM.......SHE STARTED CLUCKING AND MADE A PATH STRAIGHT TO THE TRAPNEST.......I GUESS WHEN ITS TIME TO LAY ITS TIME TO LAY......LOL.......THE LAST PIC SHOWS HOW SHE WAS TRYING TO GET IN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE DOOR.......SHE THREW THAT THEORY OUT THE DOOR WHEN SHE CAME BACK TO LAY THOUGH

 

[MANOZ]

THE BELGIAN STLYE DOOR SLIDES DOWN EVER SO BEAUTIFULLY

 

[KrisH]

verry cool solution to a tough problem. Thank you for tour time and effort

Robert

 

[MANOZ]

your quite welcome robert