How to Fix a Box for Chickens to Lay Eggs In

When you raise chickens for eggs, you must provide a safe and quiet spot for the chickens to lay eggs. Called a nesting box, this is the cozy spot chickens use for egg-laying. Fix a box for chickens to lay eggs in; use a basic design that will suit the chickens' needs and enable you to monitor the chickens̵7; egg output.

Things You'll Need

  • 2 U-hooks
  • Plastic milk crate
  • Phillips screwdriver
  • Cardboard
  • Scissors
  • Pine shavings or hay
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Instructions

    • 1

      Determine the spot you wish to install the nesting box -- about 2 feet to 4 feet off the floor is ideal. Hold one of the U-hooks in place on the wall so the hooks protrude out and position the milk crate over the hook against the wall so the bottom of the milk crate sits flush against the wall at the height you desire. The U-hook should extend through the holes of the milk crate. Make a mark with the pencil for the placement of the U-hooks. Repeat the same process with the second U-hook, spacing it about 8 inches away from the first U-hook.

    • 2

      Install the U-hooks at the marks you made by screwing the screws into the wall of the chicken coop or shelter.

    • 3

      Hang the milk crate onto the U-hooks on the wall.

    • 4

      Cut a piece of cardboard that will fit into the floor of the nesting box. This cardboard will provide a secure surface for the chickens. Fit the cardboard into the milk crate.

    • 5

      Cover the cardboard with about 2 inches to 3 inches of pine shavings or hay to provide a comfortable bedding surface for the chickens.

    • 6

      Change the pine shavings or hay whenever it becomes soiled and wet.