It's working great! I could not find the stuff at the dollar store, so I had to source it. All went off from stuff I already had and stuff from home depot.I think that's been fifty bucks for 4 boxes. My hens won't lay in them unless there's a little bit of hay for them to move around. Lol i have way cleaner eggs even after rainstorms. The other hack that is working well is having some hardware cloth on a wood frame off the ground a few inches. This catches anything that might be stuck to their feet as they enter the run.
Wait I like the net flooring. It does not hurt their feet? Does it stay open during winter? Does it not cause temperature to drop for the chicken??? I love the idea now that I spotted it ! No more cleaning! Worst case pick a shovel and shovel down the hen !!
@@ErossaanBooming thanks for watching and no it does not hurt their feet. the bottom stays open during the winter but we enclose the sides. The chickens are fine in cold temperatures, they huddle together when nesting at night. Chickens stay warm as long as you block the wind and rain. Hope this helps answer your questions.
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Great idea! Why not have them roll behind the boxes rather than infront? Definitely going to be implementing this! Not enough frugal ingwniuitive diys. Thanks so much!
@@leabentley2597 we cut one side of the crate and just laid on its side so then it makes 2 openings. The original opening and a cut out side. Hope this helps!
@@KR-os6nn thank you for watching and yes it’s a combination of that. We have a video on Easy DIY Black Soldier Fly Box: FREE food for your chickens (under $20) ua-cam.com/video/2y7u4syVDCI/v-deo.html
I know that this video is from three months ago. We had the same problem with the chickens eating eggs. We actually purchased the best nest, rollaway nesting box for 250. Then our girls got smart. The ones that were eating the eggs, were laying the eggs on the ground, while everybody else was laying in the nesting box. I haven’t watched any of your other videos because I saw this one, but did you find this happening over the last three months?
We have not experienced that with ours. We do have a lot of pullets that are just now starting to lay then the hurricane hit. Some laid outside because the coop got damaged so we are retraining them. Feel free to watch our new videos. We appreciate your support
Love this idea. Very intuitive
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It's working great! I could not find the stuff at the dollar store, so I had to source it. All went off from stuff I already had and stuff from home depot.I think that's been fifty bucks for 4 boxes. My hens won't lay in them unless there's a little bit of hay for them to move around. Lol i have way cleaner eggs even after rainstorms. The other hack that is working well is having some hardware cloth on a wood frame off the ground a few inches. This catches anything that might be stuck to their feet as they enter the run.
Thats so great! So glad its working for you and for your feedback...we apprecite it!
Best idea I have seen!
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The paint tray in the nest box is a great idea! Thanks for sharing. I use paint trays as bird baths for my chickens - they work great for that, too.
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Great idea. I buy everything at the dollar store. Tarps, bungee cords, cleaners, wipes, medicine, storage containers, oil pans etc
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I like it. Good idea. We have a hen or two that are eating them. I can't catch the culprits or they would be away at freezer camp.
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Genius, Fantastic idea and use of everyday items!
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Excellent cost efficient ! Thanks!
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That is brilliant!
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Such an exellent Idea...Thank you!!
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That is genius!!!
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AWESOME!!! Thank you
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Good idea !
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Brilliant solutions! Thanks for sharing. I found that when the girls eat their eggs, they are needing more protein and probiotics in their diet.
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I've up their protein, calcium, etc etc etc. My birds to eat there eggs. Also adding fake eggs, no help
Very smart!
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Excellent idea!
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Wait I like the net flooring. It does not hurt their feet? Does it stay open during winter? Does it not cause temperature to drop for the chicken???
I love the idea now that I spotted it ! No more cleaning! Worst case pick a shovel and shovel down the hen !!
@@ErossaanBooming thanks for watching and no it does not hurt their feet. the bottom stays open during the winter but we enclose the sides. The chickens are fine in cold temperatures, they huddle together when nesting at night. Chickens stay warm as long as you block the wind and rain. Hope this helps answer your questions.
@FlatGapFarm this is just great! I will copy your setup 😅 i was looking for a "self cleaning" hen idea this is rhe best.
@@ErossaanBooming thank you and check out our other videos for more projects and chicken info. All Things Chicken
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@@ErossaanBooming here’s the build video: How to Build A ChickShaw our 4.6 Version
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I feed my chickens eggs from time to time I have never had any break open an egg and eat it
Unfriggin believeable love it
@@buellrod thank you for watching!
Great idea! Why not have them roll behind the boxes rather than infront? Definitely going to be implementing this! Not enough frugal ingwniuitive diys. Thanks so much!
Unfortunately since we retrofitted the trays the ChickShaw was built with no room to slide the nesting boxes forward. In the future that’s the plan!
@@FlatGapFarm thanks for clarifying. Working on building my own coupe so I appreciate any tips and wisdom
@user-zh7uy6oc5q any time! Hopefully our trial and error helps! Check out our other coop builds.
Great job!!
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@@FlatGapFarm I think I have
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Is the side/bottom cut out of the nesting box?
@@leabentley2597 we cut one side of the crate and just laid on its side so then it makes 2 openings. The original opening and a cut out side. Hope this helps!
Maybe they need more protein? Black soldier fly larvae? Or leftovers from dinner
@@KR-os6nn thank you for watching and yes it’s a combination of that. We have a video on Easy DIY Black Soldier Fly Box: FREE food for your chickens (under $20)
ua-cam.com/video/2y7u4syVDCI/v-deo.html
I know that this video is from three months ago. We had the same problem with the chickens eating eggs. We actually purchased the best nest, rollaway nesting box for 250. Then our girls got smart. The ones that were eating the eggs, were laying the eggs on the ground, while everybody else was laying in the nesting box. I haven’t watched any of your other videos because I saw this one, but did you find this happening over the last three months?
We have not experienced that with ours. We do have a lot of pullets that are just now starting to lay then the hurricane hit. Some laid outside because the coop got damaged so we are retraining them. Feel free to watch our new videos. We appreciate your support
@@FlatGapFarm thanks, ill check out more vids later, fl here, so i know about hurricane 🌀 season and chickens.
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@@Jelcy46 we use Starkline Netting. Here’s a link and a discount code: starkline.com?sca_ref=6806748.0vDsSlcFFcMbC
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