ok first you get a 12 inch stick a 5 inch stick then you get a string about 15 inches then a 1/4 pound rock . first you get the rock and tie it to the string make a 10 inch loop in the loop. then stick the loop through the 12 inch stick.then stick the smaller stick inthe bigger one. then you stick the loop on the stick it will look like an upsidedown L.
On average, a chicken will lay their eggs in a shared nesting box with other chickens. Providing one nesting box for every 4-5 hens is usually sufficient to avoid overcrowding and promote comfortable laying conditions.
no !!!!! it will pock the hen
Places where birds build nests.
No The only time I have seen a rooster in a nesting box was when it was sick or injured. The nesting boxes are used for "nesting". Laying eggs or when brooding. The roosters do not do this. If you have a rooster doing this there is something wrong. He is either being harassed by another rooster in the flock or he is hurt or sick. It is easier to protect themselves from harm when in a "sheltered" place.
as many as it can hold.
You can actually build your own chicken nesting boxes. It's pretty simple. I would go to any home improvement store and get some wood. All it really is like a wooden box with something soft on the inside.
On average, a chicken will lay their eggs in a shared nesting box with other chickens. Providing one nesting box for every 4-5 hens is usually sufficient to avoid overcrowding and promote comfortable laying conditions.
This is usually because the hen could not get access to the nesting box when she needed it. Add a new nesting box to the coop and remove some of the bedding from the box she usually uses to the new one.
with sand, straw sticks, moss, anything like there natural environment.
If you have a pet lovebird they usually will build there nest in a nesting box, if you have one. In the wild they would usually make their nests in trees such as other birds do.
Yes. Please do. Poor chicken.
Chicken nesting boxes are usually wooden boxes with some sort of soft padding that chickens like to roost in. If they don't have nesting boxes they will make nests all over the place in the grass.
From what I gathered, best can be situational. The following site outlines what makes a good box and gives suggestions on what will suit your particular needs. http://chickennestingboxes.blogspot.ca/2009/04/best-chicken-nesting-boxes.html
If you are looking for an inexpensive solution the following link shows instructions on how to make one yourself. http://www.ehow.com/how_4842350_build-nesting-box-chickens.html
A nesting box gives a hen a comfortable and secure place to lay her eggs.
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put cotton or sticks in it, and you can even buy nesting supplies at a pet store.