Comments on: Chicken Nesting Boxes Made Simple

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:12 +0000

Ayanda – either will work. Our hens prefer sawdust in their nest boxes though I have no idea why (they tend to kick the straw out for some reason!).

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:26 +0000

Hi Dan – wow that’s a lot of hens! I guess they like the position of certain boxes.

By: ayanda

ayanda — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:46:24 +0000

i’m getting chickens tomorrow but i havent built a nesting box yet, i have an old crate in my garden and i’m planning on using it as a nesting box. i would like to know wheter i should use straws or sawdust?

By: dan

dan — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:37 +0000

we have about 50 hens and 10 nest boxes. The birds fight over 2 or 3 of the boxes to lay their eggs, sometimes breaking or at least dirtying the eggs. how to get the hens to spread the eggs out using all boxes. suggestions?

By: Jill

Jill — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:55:04 +0000

Thanks for the great DIY tips! We are ready to make our hens cozy nesting boxes and appreciate not having to spend a fortune to create a happy home for them

By: Jemima-chook

Jemima-chook — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:37:23 +0000

What a brilliant idea for nesting boxes, thank you so much! I’ve been trawling the net trying to find a small, reasonably priced one for my bantams, and now I can make a pain-free DIY one!

By: Miss Hetho

Miss Hetho — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:43:25 +0000

Thank you so much for all the great ideas & tips! This is definitely the most helpful site that I have located! We are building our nesting boxes today using a shelving unit with a few modifications:) Wish us luck!

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:14:36 +0000

Stan – sorry I don’t know of any plans for doing this cheaply. I guess you need some kind of ramp exiting the box, but I know our wood-work skills wouldn’t be up to it!

By: stan

stan — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:18:14 +0000

do you know of any nest box plans that the eggs once layed the chicken cant get to them. mind desided they like egggs and i’vetryed everything to break them of it

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Wed, 18 May 2011 10:19:37 +0000

Genius!