Building Chicken Coop Nesting Boxes

Cut two 2 4 s to 4 for the top and bottom plate and four 2 4 s to 1 3 to use as wall studs.

Building chicken coop nesting boxes. A standard nest box for regular chickens such as leghorns sussex plymouth rocks and hybrid layers needs to be a 12 inch cube. The chicken pen we acquired already had 2 nesting boxes. Inside the coop we installed a garage sale find bookcase which is used to hold the chicken s nesting boxes four plastic tubs were used as the nesting boxes as they fit nicely in the bookcase and are easy to remove and clean. Place nests in the least traveled part of the coop to prevent disturbances while hens are laying.

Nest boxes should be big enough for your hen to stand in comfortably. Start by building the front wall frame. And be prepared for them all to line up waiting for the favourite box anyway size. It is interesting though that on the days when all 3 lay an egg sometimes all eggs will be in the same box and other times there may be 2 eggs in one box and the 3rd egg in the other nesting box.

Chicken coop nest box assembly. Elevate the nest to a height of 1 to 3 feet to discourage predators and the collection of debris from the coop floor. The end studs face the long way see drawing above we will be drilling holes here later to attach the. Finding a good location is imperative when installing nesting boxes.

Wood shavings straw or sawdust are economical choices. Accessorizing the chicken coop. Side view of chicken coop nest box measures 1 6 deep. Two roosting bars made from tree branches were.

12 inches tall wide and deep. Provide one nesting box for every 2 4 hens. Larger birds such as jersey giants will need 12 inches deep 14 inches wide and 12 inches tall. This will fit the average hen quite nicely.

Usually 12 x 12 x 12 inches is. Each tub is filled with wood shavings pine as the nesting material.