Xlarge Nesting Box for 4 BOs

[CityChook]

Hi All - Coop construction going on at my house. I have a 23 inch space to put my nesting box(es) into. I have 4 Buff Orps. After construction, if I wanted two boxes, they would end up being 10-11 inches wide. Is this too small? I was thinking of making one laaaarrrge box taking up the whole 23 inch space. Would they share? What would you do?

 

[lurky]

That is exactly what i did, and yes they share

Since they all will try to get in the same nest box anyway, i thought it made sense. I wonder why everyone doesn't do it. Also when i had a broody in the nest box hatching eggs, there was still room for the others. I had 3 nest boxes and took out the dividers.

 

[oldegger]

Most of what I have read hear and elsewhere one nesting box per 4 hens is the norm. Most posters state there hen all seem to lay in one nesting box. IMO one large one would be preferred over two smaller ones