Diy Roll Away Nest Box

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Diy roll away nest box.

Orders placed today for this large box will ship within 5 to 10 days. We needed roll away nest boxes. Used a few old bits of ply wood and a pair of curtains and made this. Well these diy roll away nest boxes would probably be considered an upgrade to those.

Chickens need these nest boxes to lay their eggs but most of the time they end up breaking their eggs. This prevents pecking or accidental breakage from trampling and keeps the egg much cleaner. Eggs are easily collected in the reversible covered egg tray. We generally only try to reply to comments t.

These nest boxes are made from 18 gallon storage boxes that i bought in a 3 pack from lowes. Putting in a slanted floor in the nesting boxes. Added a couple of bits of cloth to keep the nest nice and dark. Collecting is easy via the front hatch.

This community style nest box with a slightly angled floor allows eggs to gently roll away from the hen s reach to keep eggs clean and to reduce egg eating. 13 diy chicken nesting box plans. This design helps you eliminate that problem as the eggs roll down away from the chickens once they lay them. The eggs roll away to either the front or back of the box for easy collection by you.

There are a number of different designs that can be bought or built. I looked at several different ones before deciding that plastic storage boxes would make an ideal material to start with. The design is similar to ridgdale permaculture s design. A rollaway box has a slightly slanted floor which encourages the egg to rollaway from under the hen.

When the paint trays are in place they will roll the eggs to the front of the box and away from the hen. We are building roll away nesting boxes for our layers.