Comments on: Build a nesting system with rolling egg delivery

By: William Cross

William Cross — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:57:04 +0000

Hi Ainsworth, our current setup has 2 rows of nesting boxes, 16 boxes in total, for 100+ chickens laying, and we do see a busted egg from time to time, but not that often really. The roll, when using the dimensions (or a ratiod equiv.) in my plans, the eggs do not develop a fast roll, so the breakage is minimal. We have had this system in place for years now and have not changed it much at all since inception.

By: Ainsworth

Ainsworth — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:06:46 +0000

Stumbled on your plans when searching to discourage egg eating in our flock. This looks interesting and I hope we can retrofit our current coup to incorporate this. I do have a question. What happens if multiple hens lay in the same box, will the eggs crash into each other and break when rolling to the back?

By: William Cross

William Cross — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:03:36 +0000

This plan makes 8 nests per unit. It can always be made longer or doubled up to suit your needs.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:08:58 +0000

I would like to know how many nests this design makes please, we would like to use this

By: William Cross

William Cross — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:03:19 +0000

Hi Murph, you are very welcome. It has worked extremely well for us and we have a large brood of laying hens now.

By: Murph

Murph — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:12:30 +0000

Very nice. I’m designing a small coop (6×8 feet)on CAD and I think I’m going to incorporate your idea into the finished product.
Thank you!!

By: William Cross

William Cross — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:21:17 +0000

Thanks MJ

By: M.-J. Taylor

M.-J. Taylor — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:19:08 +0000

Well, I wasn’t going to leave a comment, but you asked. I don’t need the information; I just was compelled to read it. I do like eggs. But I think the idea is fairly ingenious.

By: William Cross

William Cross — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:13:17 +0000

We get a lot of visitors to this page from search engines I notice. If this design helps you out, why not leave a comment here and let me know. I do love seeing my work and designs helping others.