Plastic Nesting Box

We bought these because our local Agway was having a major sale and we decided that they would probably easy to clean for beginners like us. We also bought our first 6 chicks (about 2 weeks old) at the same time. We put them in the coop the same day and within a week our chicks have been in and out of them a million times. We shall see if they actually use them to lay their eggs. Also this is a semi biased review as we have no experience with any other nesting boxes! **UPDATE: These boxes are so easy to keep clean, we are loving them and out of all the nesting boxes we have, 2 of them are these boxes and they are the only ones our chickens use! Super thumbs up!

it is well made with thick plastic. the girls love them and i love them too. its easy to take off the wall and clean. it is well worth the price. it holds the shavings in fairly well. it has a drain at the back so any liquid that gets in it for any reason will drain. me and my girls love these nest boxes!

I have has the same hang on the Wall nest box for 7 years. For the $20 it cost it was well worth it. Easy to relocate unlike custom built boxes for exact areas. Cleaning with a scrub brush and oil soap every now and again is a big bonus too. Opening has been large enough for my biggest hens and two determined bantams can fit in there with ease.

I have 9 chickens and 2 of these boxes. Sure, everyone starts out with lofty plans of homemade eggboxes with trays and doors and whatnots.. We did too. And then we were weeks into building the coop and frankly we were feeling DONE. I found these on sale at Tractor Supply for $17.99 each and just went with it.

I'm glad I did, the girls like them a lot and it's easy to pull them off the wall, even with a chicken in it (you gotta get those broodies out there somehow..) I have only one stubborn bird who keeps laying her egg under the roosts, the others will wait patiently for their turn in the box. It's cute, when one of my birds went broody she kept occupying a box and the other girls would hop around impatiently, like a child waiting to use the bathroom.

They're a little awkward to get into, they may be better suited for slightly smaller chickens, but it's never a real issue for the girls. They make it work.

I have two of these. They are nice and big, well made and sturdy.

I really love this box, it's just what we needed be be able to attach it to the back porch. We have three roaming leghorns that insisted on laying by the dogs' lixit and it became a competition to see who could get the eggs (or for us to remember when it was laying time!). We were about to order that plastic-bucket-to-a-nesting-box-thing when we came across this. It was just what we really wanted and installed so easy. The girls took right to it and now the eggs no longer are being laid on muddy ground. The only problem is our egg thief has discovered his big head still fits in the opening and snatches the eggs if we don't get them first. But most importantly the girls love it and are comfortable in it! And if I'd just quit being lazy and reposition it higher I probably wouldn't have a problem with the dog getting the eggs .

Purchased 2 of these for my 6 hens. They took to them immediately and work well.

I paid $18 for this Nest Box to put inside my coop. I have 5 on-the-floor built in nest boxes that are perfectly dark and spacious and lovely...but the girls like this one and that is fine...LOL. Sometimes there are two in there wanting to lay with a 3rd on the foot rail waiting her turn. If I had enough wall space I would buy another one. But it would just get pooped on. Not that it matters I guess because these clean up like a charm. I can tell the girls feel very private and comfortable in them. And when one is not feeling well I've found them in this nest box resting.

It's just a nice product. They've done their homework with the dimensions, the visibility slots, the perch, the cleanability, ease of setting it up, Likability by the hens....Two Thumbs up for this product.

These work great! My hens love these!!!

We were originally going to build our own boxes, but as we neared the end of our coop build, we decided we'd had enough hammering for one lifetime. Went to Del's and bought 2 of these, and I'm really glad I did. They're easy to clean, the sloped roof keeps the birds from roosting/pooping on it, and all the chickens have been happy to use it. I was afraid my Girls would be too big to use it, but even my brahma fits in nicely. I'm cheap by nature, and I built my coop with lots of reclaimed/repurposed items, but I'm really glad I dropped money on these nest boxes.

We bought 2 of these boxes about a year ago and put them in the coop before the girls started laying. They have been used every day for over six months by 5 to 9 chickens. We had one girl that preferred the corner on the floor for a while but eventually she started using a box.
We have been happy with them and our girls seem to like them. We added a third box before our pullets started laying just in case. Our Australorp pullets are big girls and they have no problem using them. With the newbies figuring things out there have been a couple broken eggs. I simply took the box off the wall, rinsed it out and rehung when dry.
It's very hot and dry here and the plastic isn't brittle, no cracks or damage in any way. Very happy we opted for these rather than building wood boxes.

We initially built nest boxes and didn't do a very good job, I'm afraid,although the did use them. So we bought one of these on a whim and hung it up in the coop. The girls started using it immediately. We now have 6 of them stacked in two rows of 3 and they are in constant use. Even my Buff and Light Brahmas fit into them, although I do admit it's a tight fit. We have long since ripped out the old ones.

The biggest advantage I've found is that they are so easy to take off the wall that when one of our girls went broody we were able to take her chosen nest down, move it into the pen that had previously been used for a couple of batches of shipped chicks, and she was barely disturbed.

I have 6 of these I caught on sale. At first the New Jersey Giants ignored them and I removed the wooden nest box setup they had. They lay in the boxes and break very, very few.
They install in minutes and can be relocated just as quick.

Basically a nice design. Since they are easily removed from the wall, they appear to be easily cleaned with a garden hose if need be. Our wooden nest box fell apart and the hens didn't blink an eye with these new boxes.

My only concern is that the front edge of the actual box is a little too shallow. The hens are constantly kicking the shavings out onto the floor of the coop.

I knew I wasn't going to build nest boxes, and I don't like the cheapy plywood box TSC sells for $10.
I wish the landing bar were further away from the box. I had to put them down low so the girls could jump in. They tried flying up, but couldn't maneuver it. I am also not sure about going broody in the box. Of course, I would give a hen a Queen sized bed if I thought she would prefer it.

My EE were jumping the fence to lay in the woods and they had plenty off places at home to lay. I mounted these to the back of our garage and they took to them immediately.

I like the box, its easy to clean,. I installed with hex head screws with a flared washer attached. Just pull up and out to remove and clean. The top is sloped so no birds will roost on top of it.

First nest boxes I have ever had and overall they are pretty good, but there are a lot of things I have problems with. I couldn't even fit them into the cons section... Homemade nest boxes work twice as well.

If you're not a craftsy person, I'd recommend getting it. However, if possible I'd say make your own vs buying this. It's nothing special, but does as it's advertised. Really no complaint on design, except I feel it's a bit small. My standard sized hens refused to use it.