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Chickens generally do not take to boxes for roosting, they prefer to roost in the open with the other birds, so a shed or a barn fitted with 2 x2's running in a step like formation would be most desired. Boxes are used when hens need a place to lay eggs. Nest boxes can be as simple as a fruit crate with straw in it or as elaborate as formed as the metal nests with plastic roll out trays that some hatcheries sell.
I use old milk crates stacked up and wired together. Put some newspaper in the bottom and then add your nesting material.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 7y agoThere is a great article with many plans for many sizes and how to build your own chicken coop on the website Waxahachie Downtown. It has a lot of information on all types of chicken coops plans you can build for any budget. Plus there is a lot of other information on raising chickens, the best hot and cold climate types and more.
Or you can check great resource for free chicken coop plans at Howtoplans.org try it out.
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∙ 12y agoall you have to do is go online and look at some cool ideas and say hey i wanna do that. and you can add some other stuff to make your coop the way you want it. after you have an idea in your head make a plan and draw your coop out on a piece of paper. it doesn't have to be perfect just make it so that you know what you drew. once that's done see how much wood you need and start building. the coop i built is online and you can look at it on this website. put in on the search bar. note i did make the coop in the picture a lot bigger. so search WICHITA "CABIN COOP". you don't have to do this one i'm just giving you ideas. HOPE THIS HELPED!
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∙ 16y ago12x12x12 is a good size, going a little bigger or smaller should not hurt.
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∙ 15y agoLaying boxes do not need to be elaborate. Any box 18" by 18" can be used.
see the link below for some ideas.
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∙ 11y agoYou can find a chicken laying boxes here, www.ebay.com/such/i.html?_nkw=chicken+nesting+box. It is the cheapest I found on eBay, and it looks fresh.
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Would chickens be fine laying in a tire nesting box?
I suppose they would if it was in doors and had pleanty of straw in it
Chicken laying mammal?
There is no mammal that lays chickens. Even chickens do not lay chickens: they lay eggs. there are two types of egg-laying mammals (not chicken-laying), and they are the platypus and the echidna.
Why are your chickens not laying?
is it winter?? that is probably why they are not laying. or they dont have enough nutrients.
Do chickens ever stop laying?
yes
Are chickens the only birds that cackle after laying?
No
When should you begin feeding your chickens laying mash?
You should begin feeding your chickens Laying Mash at between 18 and 20 weeks. Laying Mash is a special type of chicken feed.
How did chickens lay eggs before laying mash?
Chickens don't require laying mash to lay. The feed suppliers just formulated a feed that is balanced nutritionally to support laying birds.
How many chickens per laying box?
In some flocks as many as 10 hens or more will use a single laying box or nest. Depending on the size of the box it is not uncommon to see two birds nesting at the same time otherwise they will wait their turn and deposit an egg right after the box is vacated.
What are egg laying chickens called?
Layers or Hens.
How do rays have babies?
By laying eggs like chickens
Will apples effect chickens from laying eggs?
YES,
We bought are chickens in August and the man said they were already laying but they aren't laying?
Hopefully your chickens are laying now but usually when you get them they should lay after 2-3 weeks. This is because they need to get used to their new surrounding and the atmosphere.
