Chicken Nesting Box Wood

Kerbl Chicken Nesting Box Wood. A two-tier nesting box for chickens, made from untreated poplar wood.

• Suitable for approximately 10 chickens.
• Easy to assemble without tools. The nesting box elements can be easily connected together.
• Also suitable for heavier chicken breeds, with a maximum recommended weight of 2 kg per hen.
• Complies with EU organic farming regulations.
• Dimensions (H × W × D): 83 × 30 × 35 cm

Chickens prefer to lay their eggs in a quiet, sheltered and relatively dark place with a soft surface. Studies have shown that hens are willing to go to considerable lengths to find a preferred nesting site. An ideal nesting box has walls and a roof, with the inside kept fairly dark. The bottom of the nest should be covered with a few centimetres of suitable bedding. Straw or dry hay can be used, or the same bedding material used on the floor of the chicken coop. As a general guideline, provide at least one nesting box for every four hens. In the wild, hens naturally lay their eggs close to the ground, but domestic chickens can also become accustomed to using nesting boxes positioned higher up.