Roll away nest box

[Beaker99]

I need ideas for a converting my milk crate nesting boxes into roll aways. I can't catch nor dissuade this egg eater. Our coop is small so I haven't much space (or if just buy one). Any ideas?

 

[aart]

Don't think a milk crate is large enough to make a roll away.

 

[Ridgerunner]

This links to a very old thread on here. It is not a copy and paste for your coop but you should be able to get enough details so you can design your own.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21.287684/

Basically you want a sloped floor so the egg can roll to a place where that hen cannot get to it to eat it. The details are in the slope so it rolls, cushioning so it doesn't break, an opening big enough that the egg will roll through, and a chamber to collect the eggs deep enough that the hen cannot get her head in there to get to the egg.

I don't have a link to it but there was a recent thread on here where someone built a roll-away. It took a few iterations to get all of the details right but they built one that worked.

Good luck!

 

[paintedChix]

...It is not a copy and paste for your coop but you should be able to get enough details so I don't have a link to it but there was a recent thread on here where someone built a roll-away. It took a few iterations to get all of the details right but they built one that worked.

Good luck!

Think it was Ted Brown in CN. Found it!

Thread 'Nests Iteration 4 to Front Roll Away style' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/nests-iteration-4-to-front-roll-away-style.1618287/