Nest boxes and nesting
One nest box for every four or five hens is plenty. Soft pads keep eggs clean and a couple of fake eggs show young pullets where to lay.
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Nest boxes
- Best for up to about 20 hensBrower 4 hole galvanized nest box
A steel nest bank with four holes that is easy to scrub.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for a larger flockBrower 6 hole two tier nest box
A two tier galvanized bank with fold up perches.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for clean eggs that roll awayHOLOLIJO roll out nest boxes 10 pack
Roll out boxes that move eggs away from the hen.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for egg eaters and broody hensFilterhualv 2 hole roll away nest box
A metal roll away box with a roosting pole.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for adding one more boxLittle Giant single plastic nest box
A wall mounted plastic box with a perch.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for a cheap set for a small coopTouri plastic nest boxes 3 pack
Three plastic boxes that screw to a wall.
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Nest pads and herbs
- Best for standard 13 inch nest boxesPecking Order aspen nest pads
Aspen excelsior pads cut to 13 by 13 inches and made in the USA.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for a cheap stack of linersEaton Pet and Pasture nest pads 10 pack
Aspen pads that drop into a standard box.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for liners from a hatchery brandCackle Hatchery aspen nest pads
Aspen excelsior pads made in the USA.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for changing pads oftenMagJo aspen nest pads 12 pack
A twelve pack of aspen liners.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for reusing padsDenForste washable nest pads 6 pack
Plastic grass pads that you hose off and use again.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for a fresh smell in the boxDried nesting herbs 21 oz
A dried herb and flower mix that keepers sprinkle over the bedding.
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Nest eggs
- Best for training pullets to use the boxEggcetera ceramic nest eggs brown 4 pack
Realistic ceramic eggs that also put off egg eating hens.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for white egg layersEggcetera ceramic nest eggs white 6 pack
Six white ceramic eggs for nest training.
Check price on Amazon â - Best for a low cost optionYunKo wooden fake eggs 6 pack
Solid wood eggs that do the same job as ceramic ones.
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Guides that cover this gear
- Nesting Boxes: How Many, What Size and Where to Put Them
How many nest boxes your hens need, what size to make them, how high to hang them and what to put inside. Plus fixes for floor eggs and egg eating.
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