Diy Roll Out Nest Box

Keep your shoes clean by staying out of the hen house while gathering eggs with this easy to build design.

Diy roll out nest box.

The next possible solution to try was a roll out nesting box which is exactly what it sounds like. We watched a video that shows how to make a diy roll away nesting box out of wood. The hens lay their eggs on a slanted surface and gravity takes them away so they can t get to it. These nest boxes are made from 18 gallon storage boxes that i bought in a 3 pack from lowes.

This simply means that you will have the ability to switch the covered egg tray to the front or the back at any time. Rather than doing all that work and have our hens ignore it we wanted to make a quick and easy experimental nesting box based loosely on the video s design. The nest insert has a gradual declining angle that will gently roll the eggs to and into the collection that you have designed or provided. There is also the rollaway nest box.

There are a number of different designs that can be bought or built. Chickens need these nest boxes to lay their eggs but most of the time. However the metal ones are generally much better quality. We needed roll away nest boxes.

Can you imagine having to run after your eggs that would be funny. A rollaway box has a slightly slanted floor which encourages the egg to rollaway from under the hen. Plus are easy to roll out of the way as needed. I looked at several different ones before deciding that plastic storage boxes would make an ideal material to start with.

Here s what we did. The diy nesting box is built on the outside of the hen house with access for the hens from the inside and access for egg gathering on the outside. Eye rings are attached to the two top corners of the box and can be used to mount the box onto a wall. They can be made out of either plastic of metal.

Get the advantages of a roll out but at a fraction of the cost. Remember the diy easy clean chicken nesting boxes we made a little while back. Well these diy roll away nest boxes would probably be considered an upgrade to those. So if you are a diy sort of person design and build your own roll away nest box using our insert.

Our roll out nest boxes can be converted between rear roll out and front roll out. No it is not what you are thinking they do not roll away with your chickens in them.