Milk Crate Hen Boxes

Milk crate hen boxes

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two black plastic baskets sitting on top of a wooden floor next to a cutting board

I've seen nest boxes made out of just about anything, including used and thoroughly cleaned cat litter buckets (absolutely no judgment here if that's you). Chickens will lay wherever they please, so really it's more about making something that appeals to them - unless you're seriously into easter egg hunting. Then, I say take it one step further and get a variety of laying hens so you also have the joy of finding naturally colored eggs! I think this sounds fun for approximately 2 days in…

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a chicken in a cage with hay on the floor

I've seen nest boxes made out of just about anything, including used and thoroughly cleaned cat litter buckets (absolutely no judgment here if that's you). Chickens will lay wherever they please, so really it's more about making something that appeals to them - unless you're seriously into easter egg hunting. Then, I say take it one step further and get a variety of laying hens so you also have the joy of finding naturally colored eggs! I think this sounds fun for approximate

some hay is stacked on top of each other

Nest boxes with privacy for the chickens. Made from 8 plastic milk crates and 6 pine sleepers. The girls weren't laying in them until I added the curtains. Just a little fussy.

several different colored crates stacked on top of each other in the hay next to a building

Three reclaimed doublepane windows make up each side of this simple A frame. A little help from Ana Almost done in one afternoon, just need some hardware to raise it tomorrow. Got one roost up, six nesting boxes Milk crate nesting boxes Omelet fresh strawbale for the hens

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a woman is holding up some grass in front of her house and she has two large baskets

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…

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an old wooden crate sitting on top of a table next to a wall and window

Do you need an extra nest box and in a hurry? Here’s a perfect solution: make a nest box out of a milk crate. It’s the perfect size and only takes a couple of minutes. Recently, I took in a batch of four new hens that needed to be relocated. That brought my flock up to […]

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