Homemade chicken laying boxes

I found some very functional looking nesting boxes at Walmart today. They are “Your Zone toy stacking bins” for around $7! The dimensions are 16 1/4" x 15...

I recently had a few free-range pullets (a young hen, less than a year old) lay eggs in the most random places. I have some easy tips on how to train chickens to lay in nesting boxes if you have this problem too. Chickens usually prefer their nesting boxes to lay in. They may have a bad habit of laying around somewhere else. These easy tips to train chickens to lay in their nesting box will help. I have been able to train my chickens to lay in their nesting boxes using these easy tips.

The Backyard Farms on Instagram: "DIY Nesting Boxes Using Crates! If you are designing them for your chickens to actually lay eggs in them, I would recommend using wood shavings or the laying pads that are made out of hay. They seem to like laying on those more. I use the turf pads as shown in this video but only for the ground when they sleep to catch the poop during the night. What have you used to create nesting boxes? . YT: JerrasGarden #diy #farmlife #farming #homesteading #homestead…

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DIY grazing boxes make for happy grass fed chickens. They're a great way to save on the cost of raising backyard chickens (and other poultry), too! By building grazing boxes and seeding them with edible grasses for your flock to eat, you can cut the costs of chicken feed and give your hens tasty fresh greens. #poultry #chickens #homestead via @Attainable Sustainable

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Coop Tour

In an effort to make my life easier when collecting eggs, my husband came up with a good idea for adding nesting boxes to the outside of our existing coop. We wanted something that had a door so th…

Here is the page dedicated to our building of the Blue Cube Chicken Coop. We haven't thought of a final name yet, so we're just giving it a literal one for now. Here is the final product. After several weeks of research, comparing prices and...

I cover my initial build of the boxes, including covering the paint trays, for the A-frame here. As I mention, I really like this type of box. And to follow-up from my first post, yes the new ISA…

No it is not what you are thinking, they do not roll away with your chickens in them. Can you imagine having to run after your eggs, that would be funny. LOL. Remember the diy easy clean chicken nesting boxes we made a little while back. Well, these diy roll away nest boxes would probably

Chicken nesting boxes are essential for you. Here we will highlight the facts about then and give you 13 of the best DIY projects.

UPDATE on the Chicken’s GRAZING BOXES!! My video of us building our chicken’s grazing boxes has over 600k views on Facebook, and 43k on TikTok! We have gotten a lot of questions and suggestions, so...

DIY chicken nests can be as simple or creative as you choose them to be. And truly, anyone can make them. A DIY chicken nest is creative and can save money.

New nesting boxes in place. Have moved them and added 3 more. I put one screw thru the back of each upper layer ones because they kept getting knocked down but now they are working out great.