Which nest box?

[featheredplanets]

Which nest box would be better? A hooded cat litter tray or a plastic box with a hole in? It seems the latter is a much cheaper solution or should I invest?

 

[BantyChooks]

I see no reason why #1 wouldn't work. I use 5gal buckets on their side in a frame.
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[featheredplanets]

I see no reason why #1 wouldn't work. I use 5gal buckets on their side in a frame.
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Awesome! I was looking at buckets but after looking at some threads here it seemed many said their hens didn’t like them

 

[BantyChooks]

Awesome! I was looking at buckets but after looking at some threads here it seemed many said their hens didn’t like them

I haven't noted an issue with them avoiding them, apart from one or two hens that lay in the duck egg pile. Brats. I need to build floor boxes so they stop getting dirty.

 

[featheredplanets]

I haven't noted an issue with them avoiding them, apart from one or two hens that lay in the duck egg pile. Brats. I need to build floor boxes so they stop getting dirty.

Lol. Thanks for sharing your bucket nests. I think it’s likely between buckets and plastic boxes, whichever is cheaper, as both can easily be replaced

 

[b_racin_gurl]

I will have to take a picture tonight but I use the tidy cat plastic boxes laid on their side cut the flap off the lid and the top cut off for extra height.

 

[b_racin_gurl]

I will have to take a picture tonight but I use the tidy cat plastic boxes laid on their side cut the flap off the lid and the top cut off for extra height.

 

[Steven Bussell]

Very nice.... how many birds do you have

 

[so lucky]

I like the idea of a plastic liner. I have wooden nest boxes, and it has been a bear to keep clean when a chicken breaks her own eggs before I can get to them. I'm going to measure the interior tomorrow and start searching for a plastic tray or box that can fit.

 

[momoftwinsinwi]

8 nests, they lay in 2!!! coop floor apparently is more enticing