Diy Roll Away Nest Box

There are a number of different designs that can be bought or built.

Diy roll away nest box.

This is the fun part. Chickens need these nest boxes to lay their eggs but most of the time they end up breaking their eggs. These nest boxes are made from 18 gallon storage boxes that i bought in a 3 pack from lowes. We needed roll away nest boxes.

Eggs are easily collected in the reversible covered egg tray. We are building roll away nesting boxes for our layers. We are fully operational. Added a couple of bits of cloth to keep the nest nice and dark.

Putting in a slanted floor in the nesting boxes. The eggs roll away to either the front or back of the box for easy collection by you. 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.

Well these diy roll away nest boxes would probably be considered an upgrade to those. Cheap and easy way to stop my hens from breaking and eating the eggs. 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. When the paint trays are in place they will roll the eggs to the front of the box and away from the hen.

This prevents pecking or accidental breakage from trampling and keeps the egg much cleaner. Orders placed today for this large box will ship within 5 to 10 days. Used a few old bits of ply wood and a pair of curtains and made this. Collecting is easy via the front hatch.

This design helps you eliminate that problem as the eggs roll down away from the chickens once they lay them. 13 diy chicken nesting box plans.