nest boxes

  1. ChickenGrandma2202

    Our flock has expanded...do I need more boxes?

    So our flock started as 5 laying, 1 getting ready within a month, and 5/7 still not sure who is boy and who is girl who will lay in Jan/Feb. And one very happy Rooster. Well this weekend it grew! New ones ares as follows 2 laying, 5 very close if not already, 2 no where close to laying, and a...
  2. ChxLadyCass

    Nests in new coop not used at all

    New nest boxes without heir privacy curtains. Water hangs in front of them a few inches up off the ground. Old nest boxes about 3 feet off the ground which everyone loves Stash of eggs hiding in the yard hey All! This spring we built a brand new coop for our ever expanding flock. This...
  3. barred2rock

    Curtains?

    Due to a possible egg eater, I put up curtains (black cut up t-shirt) on the nest boxes. As soon as I did the girls would look at the nest then back at me, as if to say what the heck is this. They seem confused and now I'm worried they may not use the boxes. Those of you that have curtains over...
  4. Heated nesting boxes help stop frozen eggs!

    Heated nesting boxes help stop frozen eggs!

    Last winter was unusually cold for my area, with days turning to weeks of temperatures way below freezing. My schedule allowed me to gather my eggs twice a day, 8am and 8pm. For weeks I had cracked frozen eggs. Literally dozens of eggs were deemed unfit for human consumption, and fed back the...
    • RonP
    • Article
    • 3 min read
    • cold eggs cold weather cracked egg freezing frozen chicken eggs frozen eggs heat in coop nest boxes winter winter care
    • Comments: 80
    • Category: Getting Started Raising Chickens
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