External nesting boxes

All about external chicken nest boxes. Design considerations and construction details with photos.

I previously discussed how I framed the Chicken McMansion with two external nesting boxes in this thread...

A fellow homesteader has retrofitted his chicken coop with external nest boxes. Includes pictures of his nest box.

Whether you’re building The Garden Coop, The Garden Loft, The Garden Ark, The Basic Coop, or pretty much any other chicken coop, the instructions that follow will show you in detail how to add external nesting boxes to your coop. First, a little background. I designed our chicken coops to make efficient use of space, be easy to ... Read more

This set of five DIY nesting boxes for chicken coop is the perfect complement to the DIY Chicken Coop that I shared with free plans!

I came up with this for my nesting box lid and wanted to see what people thought about it. It's not perfect, but I think it should keep the girls dry. I'm...

Chicken nesting boxes can be considered as hen furniture and are important for your flock. Hens enjoy having a quiet spot where they can lay their eggs. Th

Nest box diagram