Chicken Nesting Box

Kerbl Chicken Nesting Box. Provides chickens with a sheltered and weather-resistant place to lay their eggs.

• Made of durable plastic and galvanised steel.
• Very practical design with a covered egg collection compartment at the front. Eggs roll from the nesting area into the collection compartment.
• The collection compartment has a top-opening lid, making it easy to collect the eggs.
• The separate egg collection compartment helps keep the eggs clean and protects them from manure, dirt and other debris. It also prevents chickens from pecking and breaking the eggs and making a mess in the nest.
• Very easy to clean, as the nesting floor is removable.
• The nesting box has no back panel and is designed to be mounted against a wall.
• Available in three sizes.

Available Sizes

1-compartment - Dimensions: 26 × 52 × 43.5 cm

2-compartment - Dimensions: 53 × 52 × 43.5 cm

3-compartment - Dimensions: 79 × 52 × 43.5 cm

Choosing and Setting Up a Nesting Box

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 compartment 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.