Brooder/Nesting Boxes

Like your project. Can’t say much for your fowl humor. :-) You tryin’ to be punny or something?

-- Gary, Huntsville. May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.

I like it, and if the price of eggs keeps going up, I will be building one. =’)

-- Location: Birmingham, AL - Stimulate this Mr. President!

My wife won’t let me have chickens in the yard. That’s pretty tough on an Arkansas boy! :-(

But if I could, I’d build a box just like yours Jack.

-- Randy, Tupelo, MS ~ May I become more like the Master Carpenter every day.

Nice nesting boxes.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

What are the individual box dimensions. I’m just now finishing a chicken coop and have not made the nesting boxs yet. Any help would be much appreciated.
Later, BTKS

I did mine about 16” wide by the same deep and tall but 18” would work well too you just have to tie in more t-111. I tried to stay within the dimensions and area of a normal sheet of t-111 and 18” tall. You noticed that the front slopes up so the top front is a bit taller. This should help draw excess heat/odor away especially in the summer. I have my plan somewhere and if you wanted more exact dimensions, let me know. It’s a fun project.

-- jack -- measure once, curse twice!

Nice job.
My2 cents:
I had Barred Rock chickens for several years and was lucky enough to be given nests like the one in the link below. The individual boxes were 7”H X 11 1/2”W and like the ones at this link.
http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/10_hole_egg_nest_new_8_hole_egg_nest.html

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