Motivated by the arrival of our 22 cochin/auracana pullets who are due to start laying by September and our other pullets who could theoretically start laying in a few weeks, I gathered some building scraps and whipped up 8 nesting boxes this morning.
Note the additional space underneath which can be used as is or transformed into 4 more nesting boxes.
Also note the sloped top to discourage the hens from roosting on it. Can you see the chicken poo on top? Apparently somebody had to try it out right away. I hope she slipped in her own excrement and all the other chickens laughed at her. Serves her right.
My work for today is done. I’ll be sipping ice water if you need me.
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You are so ready! Those look wonderful. Now you’ll be able to show me how to do that once we get chickens!
AWESOME! Kim! WooHoo. You go!
Eric, our 12yo, had designed some, and we are still working on (letting him) getting them up. These look great!
Kudos!
Our nesting boxes are very sloped too… and very stained
Not to mention our turkeys who have taken to roosting either in the fort on the kids swing set or on the bar from which the swings are hung.
Great boxes, I love the idea of additional roosts in front! I’m super impressed that you made them yourself. I always cry “girl” when it comes to these kinds of projects.
Methinks the slope won’t discourage them too much : ( But, I hope I’m wrong.
We have chickens who roost on our tent roof, which is very sloped, until we knock them off and they go aflying in every direction.
If you give them enough roost space, then they will prefer that over a flat sloped spot.
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I thought these were shoe bins for the large family. I was going to tune in to see what colour you’d paint them later. :]
Great job Kim!!! You are a true wonder.
“I gathered some building scraps and whipped up 8 nesting boxes” – gotta love it!
Just whipped ‘em up, eh?? It would take me a month just to gather the building scraps! Great job!!
We took the plunge and bought 2 baby turkeys, and 22 baby guineas a few weeks ago. We are so clueless. No idea if we’re doing it right or not, but every morning when I go check on them, they still look healthy… But those turkeys intimidate me! They glare at me as if to say, “I know you want to eat me, you sick-o.” Perhaps I shouldn’t have named them Thanksgiving and Christmas?