r/homestead • u/leechnibbleboy • 2d ago

chickens My hens figured out the roll away nesting box! No more poopy eggs

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I'm so stoked about this. It's took a couple of weeks of adjusting its position, bribery, and pleading, but most of my hens have switched to using it. I can finally take nice pictures of all the egg colors while they're unwashed

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u/Thick-Preparation470 2d ago

Tell us more

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u/qwweerrtty 2d ago

show us more! such a tease for poopy-less eggs without showing how!

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u/leechnibbleboy 1d ago

We got a roll away nesting box and at first my hens would not touch it. I moved it multiple times to squeeze it into the areas of their coop they like to lay eggs and blocked off some of their other favorite spots in the rafters. I also threw corn in/ around it lol. After a while one of the dominant hens figured it out so the rest followed in suite.

It's got bristly brushes on the inside, and as soon as they lay, it slopes down into the metal container on the bottom where they can't access it. So no poops and they can't eat them either

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u/One-Willingnes 2d ago

Great! We have a couple we need to install which brand and size did you go with ?

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u/leechnibbleboy 1d ago

A 48 incher from best next box!

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u/markbroncco 2d ago

That looks satisfying and I am thinking some scrambled eggs for the breakfast! How many hens do you have at the moment?

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u/leechnibbleboy 1d ago

Around 22 actively laying but we are expanding a lot this year, I have 18 chicks in the brooder and 44 eggs incubating

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u/markbroncco 1d ago

Thats a lot! What specific breed you're working with, or is it a mixed flock?

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u/Evening-Turnip8407 1d ago

"Bribery and pleading" hahaha