How to build chicken nest boxes out of recycle 20 litre pail

Recorded on April 6, 2011 using a Flip Video camera. Instructive video on how to build inexpensive "recycle" type chicken nesting boxes for your chicken coop. Very simple to do, and VERY inexpensive. Excellent way to recycle plastic pails with their lids.

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Pets & Animals

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• chickens
• laying
• hens
• nest
• box
• nesting
• boxes
• farm
• poultry
• chicken
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[looggs]

Thats an excellent idea, much cheaper and easier than building wooden ones .

We are in process of setting up our chicken coop, so thats a real help.

Thankyou

[lepusreg]

@looggs you are welcome. :o) i figured out how to make the perch in front of the pails. get some 2 x 4's and cut them 2" longer than the depth of the total pail. Purchase dowling (1" diam.) and drill 1" holes in the ends of the 2x4s. mount the 2x4s on either side of the end buckets on each row. Slide the dowling thru and across so it sits within the holes in the 2x4s. You can glue them into place with white wood glue. Hope that helps! ;O)

[beewinfield]

I think this design would not be very sturdy, be difficult to clean, and has not ventilation. Sorry, I dislike.

[Hedgieonboard]

Great video thank you for sharing :)

@LadybugV7-Why would it matter if Fowl Stuff had a similar nesting box designed and copyrighted? Maybe they are well worth the money but this is a dyi video and she's sharing her dyi knowledge/giving ideas how to use recycled items. You can share information on how to make things with other people and make whatever you want for yourself regardless if someone has a copyright on a similar box.

[gcgawking]

good idea why buy when you can build

[LadybugV7]

"Fowl Stuff" nesting boxes have already been designed. They are excellent and well worth the purchase. I believe it is a copyrighted product.

[156jimmy]

cut a short piece of water hose, split it down one side, open the hose up and put it over the lid edge , punch two holes in lid and zip tie hose to lid.