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  1. T

    Chickens won’t lay in boxes, feels like we’ve tried nearly everything

    My partner and I have 7 5-month-old hens with a couple of them laying. We see them in the boxes all the time but never any eggs in there. They sometimes even sit and sing their egg song in the nest boxes, but then go lay somewhere else in the coop instead! I’m hoping someone might have an idea...
  2. haan

    Building a large chicken nesting box array, and some questions.

    Hello everyone, I'm currently in the process of building 30 nesting boxes. We plan to have about 100 or so chickens in the long run, although we will start out small with only around 30 in the beginning. I've made a rough design: The dimensions for each box should be 32.8cm(12 15/16") wide...
  3. T

    Roll away/angled nest boxes?

    Thoughts? Resources? Cautions against? Thank you in advance!
  4. PrettyBirdRocky

    12 in by 12 in cubical for nest boxes

    We are thinking of using our cubicals, 12in by 12in (11.5x11.5x11.5) Has anyone else every repurposed their cubbies? Will update as we process!
  5. A

    Inside or Out

    I just expanded our too small coop to include an attached but very secure “open air” section. The inside coop isn’t big enough for roosts AND nesting boxes so which would be better for the outside area: nesting boxes or roosts? The chickens also have a very large fenced in run.
  6. Y

    Nest size wide enough?

    Using wood i already had, i Got a 11” wide , 13” Deep, and 14” high at front 24”in back - angled back so they won’t get on top Question is, will 11” be wide enough Dual purpose breed like hampbar ( is what local store usually has)
  7. Jstaz

    Roosting Jersey Giant

    My Jersey Giant hens are not getting the point to roost on the bars in the coop. I have various roost heights. Plenty of roosting space. These are the first JG I have had so I am learning about that breed still. They keep roosting in my nests. I had blocked the nests off for weeks and they still...
  8. M

    Laying while roosting

    I have six hens. Two Americana, one black australorp, three isa brown. They are two years old and each lay an egg a day. One chicken is laying her egg in the day while roosting. Not sure which hen but not the Americanas. This is new or different behavior from last year. I have three nest...
  9. PrettyBirdRocky

    Our flock and their eggs, Black Australorp laying first

    Our Black Australorp have started laying whoohoo! We have 5 'original' girls, two of which started laying recently. They were 18 weeks July 14(ish), so 20 weeks tmrw. Our first one was Warden, funky comb and curved foot, blue tag. She's laid in the Infirmary (nesting boxes) since day one, yay! 7...
  10. Left side Window view. Nest boxes on the inside of this wall.

    Left side Window view. Nest boxes on the inside of this wall.

    Nest boxes access thru back door only. Future modifications for outside access will be made later. Time ran out.
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  11. Dilapidated Dresser to Nifty Nesting Boxes!

    Dilapidated Dresser to Nifty Nesting Boxes!

    Even though my old nesting boxes that my parents built were still in acceptable shape, I needed new ones. I had recently bought several Brahmas (a very large chicken breed) and I needed something quite a bit larger and lower to the ground. Silver-laced Wyandottes in the old, cramped nesting...
  12. Vintage_is_eco

    Curtains on a metal nesting box - show me your photos!

    We’re in the process of adding new, metal nesting boxes with front access to the eggs as the roll forward. I’d like to hang some curtains up for the girls bc they always prefer to be in privacy when laying (i would want that too!). The trouble is… I’m having the hardest time figuring out how to...
  13. P

    1 y/o hens not using roost in coop?

    Hi all, sorry if this is in the wrong forum. I recently got 3 almost 1 y/o (44 weeks I believe) Golden Comet hens that seem to refuse the higher roost ladder that I bought them. They used the ones that came with the pre-fab coop but they're only about an inch off the ground and a couple of the...
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  14. ChickenOfSpades

    Thoughts on vertical nesting boxes rather than horizontal (see photo)

    I saw some coop plans that had two stacked nesting boxes vs the usual side-by-side arrangement. Thoughts or issues with this? Here's the link to the full plans too: https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/gardens/animals-and-wildlife/custom-chicken-coop-plans-pictures
  15. A

    Doe refuses to use nesting box

    Looking for some advice. I have a 6-month-old TAMUK doe who was bred last month. I gave her a clean/sanitized (but previously used) wooden nest box with fresh straw on day 28 of her pregnancy and she was showing healthy signs of wanting to nest. But she absolutely refused the box. She would...
  16. maryn7

    Pullet at POL, will hen show her the ropes?

    I've got two birds - a BR hen that will be two in April and a Light Brahma pullet. The Light Brahma's face has been reddening and she just started squatting in the last week. She's about 6-7 months, so right on schedule. When our original two girls got to POL in 2020, we did *way* too much...
  17. Diveks

    Coop considerations for brahmas?

    Ive decided to make a new coop as my older coop was getting a bit cramped and ive noticed how it was falling apart. I have a brahma cockerel and some brahma pullets in the flock so i wanted to put their bigger bodies into consideration. I have realized that my brahmas have a problem jumping up...
  18. Alex S

    How many eggs should I expect a week?

    I have 3 BO's and they are 18 weeks old. How many eggs should I expect a week? Also, I haven't seen them go into the nesting boxes once by themselves. So when should I expect the ladies go and try out the nesting boxes? I have fake eggs in the boxes but they still show no interest yet.
  19. Little Cute Lily

    What Nest Supplies Do I Get?

    My duck is a Khaki Campbell and she's 3 months old soon. What supplies should I "give" her so she can make her own nest? She already fancies a box I had laying around and I imagine I'd have to put grass and other stuff in that box.
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    Nesting boxes covered until old enough to lay
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