I will guide you through the construction process of this nest box.
Roll away egg nest box plans.
If you would like to give your chickens as much space as possible in their coop hanging their nesting boxes on the wall is the way to go.
This size nest box will accommodate 200 hens.
Hens share the chicken nesting area which measures 12 deep x 48 long.
The youtube video provides plenty of detailed instructions for this diy project and offers other important information.
These nest boxes are made from 18 gallon storage boxes that i bought in a 3 pack from lowes.
Roll away chicken nesting box.
I m going to show you how to make a roll away nesting box for your chickens.
We needed roll away nest boxes.
Eggs are easily collected in the reversible covered egg tray.
Our roll out nest boxes can be converted between.
If you have ever had chickens eating your eggs then this box is great for stoppi.
Benefits of using these roll out nest boxes include cleaner eggs reduced or eliminated broodiness once per day egg gathering no hens sleeping in the nest boxes and easy clean out.
You can take any of the plans above and turn them into a unique design with some simple accessorizing.
I looked at several different ones before deciding that plastic storage boxes would make an ideal material to start with.
Accessorize your nesting box.
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.
There are a number of different designs that can be bought or built.