nest boxes

  1. CanadaEh

    nest box bottoms - screened vs solid?

    Should I use screened (1/2" or 1/4" hardware cloth) or solid (plywood) bottoms in our nest boxes? I understand the rationale for screened one is to allow poop/dust to fall through and only good bedding to remain in the box. Does it really work or does it only ad limitations on what to use as...
  2. Nest Boxes; why do we make a sitting hens job so difficult?

    Nest Boxes; why do we make a sitting hens job so difficult?

    Hens have been laying eggs, sitting on them and and hatching them for centuries without human interference. Considering their ancestors the jungle fowl still manage to maintain a reasonably healthy species population despite the hens nesting on the jungle floor where they may stay for twenty...
  3. hereford_girl_01

    Straw or shavings??

    Alright my chicken friends, 23 Buff Orpington pullets, 2 Buff Orpington cockerel, they are all 18 weeks old, I found two eggs in the flowerbed!! Yayyy!! So, should I put straw or shavings in the laying box??
  4. RustyBucketFarmGirl

    Raised nesting boxes and plank?

    So i am repurposing some dog nesting boxes that were on our property when we moved in 2 years ago. So they are much bigger then they need to be but the were clean and in great shape sonit seemed silly not to use them. Stacked them in the coop and it just took up so much floor space that i knew i...
  5. jwebs94

    Did the new curtains make her lay outside of the nest box, or...?

    Two days ago I got two eggs. Both shell-less. It was our first eggs, it's been stinking hot... I am not concerned about it, just setting a time line :) Both were laid near the roost bars. Yesterday I got my first egg!! From an almost-20 week old Easter Egger! (They turn 20 weeks today). It had a...
  6. k2panman

    Here's my tractor/coop design - suggestions wanted!

    Ok, been reading BYC, looked at 100+ coops here - thanks to all who have taken the time and effort to post photos and explain their designs. Hard to imagine getting into chickens without all of you at BYC! Mahalo! I've come up with a design that I think will work for our first coop. I need...
  7. freezerpops

    Help make egg gathering less of a hunt...

    So my group of bantams (10, mixed breeds) have just started laying and it’s utter chaos. I’ve got a mature buff orp who is routinely laying in a nest box. The bantams are very sporadic about their laying spots. Two of them only lay in the run (one in a food container, the other straight on the...
  8. Peppercorngal

    TRYING TO BE PATIENT WHILE WAITING FOR EGGS

    My pullets are now 19 weeks old. They are messing around in the nesting boxes, having sex with Black Bart the rooster and generally look pretty ready to lay. I can't wait! But I have to. Do you thing either of these girls look ready to lay to you? :fl
  9. P

    New chickens tearing up the nesting boxes

    Hi all and thanks in advance for any help. I have four one year old chickens who are great layers. I recently got six additional chickens. I have had them in a “see and be seen” situation for the last two months, and now I am integrating them into the flock. Everything was going great until...
  10. KHBaker

    Nest Box Access Questions

    Good morning! When I put my 6 hens in the coop, I blocked off the nest boxes so that they couldn't use them to roost in/sleep in. They are currently 11 weeks old, and are Black and Red Sex Links. At what age should I turn the nest boxes around? Should I wait until 18 weeks when they are closer...
  11. MyriamKP

    Specialty Nest Boxes

    Hello Everyone, I am hoping someone will be able to help me. I am looking for a type of chicken nest box that locks the hen into the nest. She is not able to get out until someone releases her. This is so we can know which hen laid which egg. We need to do some genetic selection with our free...
  12. N

    New member here

    My name is Eric I'm starting a new hobby and have started building me a chicken coop and I want my chickens to b happy and safe I'm looking for any suggestions
  13. N

    New member here

    My name is Eric I'm starting a new hobby and have started building me a chicken coop and I want my chickens to b happy and safe I'm looking for any suggestions
  14. Eilsel

    Does anyone have nests that aren't boxes?

    Short question: is there anyone who has nests in their coop that aren't enclosed boxes, meaning they don't have a "roof" on them? I would like to just use a box or a basket for them to lay in. I'm not having my next boxes built into the side, they will be inside my coop, but within reach of the...
  15. Mrs Ugh

    Help with "Nest" Relocation

    I finally got my first egg:wee, but, of course, the chickens are all laying their eggs in the far back corner of the coop (under the poop board) instead of in the nice nest boxes I made for them! :barnie I have devised a way to access the eggs without laying on the floor of the coop, but with...
  16. mybackyardhobbyfarm

    Bantam nest box size ?

    How much space would a Serama need for a nest box? I know minimum coop space for bantams is 1sq ft per bird and 4sq ft per bird for the run. Does anyone have bantam nest boxes ? If so, what size?im looking to get Seramas so they are very small. Im also aware that I can use buckets, baskets...
  17. Barn Red Coop

    Barn Red Coop

    This is our Barn Red Coop. I had to change phones so the building pics were lost. Then I had back surgery, then we moved. So I will do my best to explain it. I had help from my son and husband on this. My son framed it. My son used 2x4s for basic framing but used 2x6s for support corners and...
    • Deb T
    • Article
    • 8 min read
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Large Coops
  18. Coop with floating floor and removable nest boxes

    Coop with floating floor and removable nest boxes

    I decided that coop 2.0 was going to be easy to clean. So I built it with 3 large floor trays (plywood) and 3 nest boxes that rest on the floating floors. Cleaning this thing is a breeze. To clean? 1.) Pull out nest boxes (no tools required) 2.) Pull out each floor panel (no tools required)...
    • brfew
    • Article
    • 1 min read
    • cleaning coop nest boxes removable tray
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Medium Coops
  19. mybackyardhobbyfarm

    Bantam Mini Coop

    Hi there , I am currently building a bantam Mini coop, which I’m designing for about 2 bantam hens and a bantam rooster . I know they need 2sq feet per bird as they are only gonna be locked up in the coop at night. My questions are: >How big/small should bantam nest boxes be? (I know they will...
  20. Eastern Shore Classic Coop

    Eastern Shore Classic Coop

    After carefull consideration our family decided to add a small flock to our backyard (March 1, 2017). We turned to Backyard Chickens at almost every step of the process. Enjoy the build! We were inspired the most with the “Chez Poulet” design. With 6 Rhode Island Reds in the brooder, I wanted...
    • Jackandjillslittlecoop
    • Article
    • 7 min read
    • brooder chez poulet coop and run coop build coop construction coop design nest boxes pop door storage areas ventilation
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Medium Coops
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