Dec 21, 2016 · Nesting Boxes: Everything You Need to Know About These Coop Essentials While most chicken keepers are familiar with nesting boxes, some may not know of their importance and …

May 16, 2016 · Chicken nesting boxes come in a variety of shapes and sizes and almost anything can be used as a nest box, from a bucket, to an old crate, to a storage box. The aim is to have a dry, …

Nov 10, 2014 · The mats heat the nesting material to around 20 degrees above ambient temperatures. The "Heated Nest Boxes" help keep the eggs from freezing till temperatures reach around 10F. Hope …

Jul 13, 2020 · If I build my nest boxes 4.5 - 5.5 feet off the ground for easier cleaning and egg collection, does it make any difference to the hens? I'm trying to design a coop and run that's user-friendly for …

Mar 17, 2020 · Chickens do like to perch before they begin nesting in their chicken coop, so offer something for the chicken to roost on as well. The nesting box is also important for you, the flock …

Dec 21, 2024 · I have four hens and 7 soon to be laying pullets, I let my chickens free range and they have been laying in different spots every day, I have nesting boxes that they used to use, but don’t …

Mar 21, 2025 · Hello fellow chicken enthusiasts, I am hoping you can offer some help with our current situation. Our first of 4 Buff Orpingtons just started laying, and she is refusing to lay in the rollaway …

Sep 7, 2022 · My chickens are starting to lay and I am wondering if nesting box curtains are a good idea? We have two boxes and 6 hens. Sometimes when one goes in a box, others will go in the coop …

May 10, 2010 · In another coop, the nest boxes are extensions off each side with lids, but they're floor level; it was a coop kit bought off eBay. In the A-Frame, the nest boxes are upstairs, but set on the …

Mar 24, 2010 · The chickens don't scratch stuff off the coop floor into the nests if they are raised. This also gives the chickens room to get under the nesting boxes so the nesting boxes do not reduce the …