The topic of properly raising hens for breeding or increasing egg production has recently become increasingly relevant. To build your own nesting boxes for laying hens with an egg collector, you need step-by-step photos and dimensions of the future model. Remember, the number of eggs, the health, and the appearance of laying hens are influenced by many external factors: feed, living conditions, and even the location and design of the perches.
While many used to make do with a simple box filled with hay, today's professional poultry farmers are more meticulous about this, making their hens' lives more comfortable and their own easier. This applies to so-called egg collectors, which many are afraid to build themselves. But don't doubt your abilities; it's quite simple.
Do it yourself
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The design is essentially a regular perch for laying hens, but placed on a floor made at an angle of at least 15 degrees so that the egg rolls down a made path to a storage place inaccessible to the birds themselves.
Advantages:
- This design will save a lot of time, because now you don’t need to check each nest for eggs; you just need to pick them all up from one place.
- Some laying hens have a genetic tendency to peck at the eggshells after laying them. An egg collector prevents this, causing the eggs to roll off the nest and into a designated storage area.
- The dimensions of homemade laying nests with egg collectors are determined independently; you can use the illustrative photos. There are ready-made devices designed for poultry farms, but they are not suitable for home use. These designs are unprofitable, expensive, and only suitable for raising large numbers of birds. Building your own nests has many nuances, but the simplicity of the steps allows you to complete the entire process in 5-6 hours (see photo above).
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Step-by-step instructions
Before starting such a project, it would certainly be worthwhile to roughly sketch out the design on paper, so as not to forget anything later when following the example. So, now it's time to move on to the step-by-step process of creating the aforementioned design:
- Initially, you will have to work hard on the flooring of the chicken coop, which should be made at a 15 degree slope to one side.
- The next step is to create perches on the raised side of the floor, which should be very modestly laid with hay, without blocking the path to the storage area.
- The storage area should be located on the opposite side of the shed, on the so-called ramp. It should be lined with soft sawdust or, preferably, foam.
- The final step is to secure the storage area well to protect it from birds. It's best to line it with linoleum, and make the entrance out of oilcloth, which would open under the pressure of a rolling egg.
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You can use a step-by-step video on making your own laying hen nests with an egg collector, where you can see photos of the finished product and its dimensions. This guide is helpful for beginners at the initial stage, and will make it much easier to build these devices later. Having nests for poultry is a fundamental part of home care.
Wood is recommended as the main material. It's soft, easy to work with, and inexpensive.
Therefore, if you're thinking about making these nests, make sure you acquire the necessary materials in advance. Each production step must be carried out strictly according to the instructions.
Egg storage areas must be specially designed and located in a suitable location. In fact, building a collection box isn't always essential, as domestic hens lay eggs well in simple box-shaped nests. It all depends on your time and desire to build your own nests and egg collection boxes.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyYmEzxjDVU