Will these work as nest boxes

One thing that works well is milk crakes. I cut the side with about 3" on sides and the bottem and hang the milk crate on the wall. Those would work but it would be hard to keep the eggs from rolling out on to the floor. What kind of chickens do you have?

Nate

 

What breed(s) of chickens do you have? These would work well I think for small breeds, might be a bit small for the larger breeds. Do they have lids? If so you could glue the lids on, then split the buckets in half from top to bottom, lay them on the side and have larger nest boxes.

Good luck!

 

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I use those cat litter buckets to store the chicken feed in, and another one holds all the cleaning brushes, scoops, dust pans, etc. I also have a special needs SLW with a cross-beak, named Sylvie, whose entire day is about eating. Sylvie knows that "bucket=food," in fact, she knows it so well, that no bucket is safe from her investigation. If I am cleaning out the coop, she is in the cleaning bucket. When I go out to feed them and open the storage cabinet, she's in the cabinet climbing into the feed bucket before I can even bring it out to dispense the feed. So, yes, she fits inside one of those buckets, and she chooses to get into them on her own. In fact, I think the bucket is even deeper than the nesting boxes that the girls use in the coop. I think the buckets would make fine nesting boxes. There are posts on here that show nesting boxes made from 5 gallon paint buckets. I think the cat litter buckets would work even better, since they are flat and won't roll around.

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Quote:Yup, I was thinking the same thing! With the lids on, you'd have the right size I think. I would only cut the lid in half and glue the half lid on, I wouldn't cut the buckets in half, they like the closeness of it usually. Or, just cut the top inner part off and leave the rim of the lid so it stays on the bucket. There's someone who is marketing the same idea and selling them for too much! They're called Fowl Stuff if you want to get an idea of what to do with your buckets, just do a search. http://fowlstuff.com/

 

I'm new to the chicken world so I can't answer your question.

I did however notice your screen name.

Here's a pic of the airbox on our dragbike.

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Some kind of nesting material pine shavings, hay, straw, whatever your choice put a golf ball, fake egg, wooden or plastic.It gives them an idea where to lay I currently have golf balls in my nesting boxes. The girls put them on under them & lay right next to them.