What Is a Nested Box

Nesting boxes provide chickens a safe and secure location to lay eggs. Nesting boxes provide chickens a safe and secure location to lay eggs. During much of the year, the average hen will lay an egg nearly every day.

What is the purpose of a nesting box?

Nesting boxes provide chickens a safe and secure location to lay eggs. Nesting boxes provide chickens a safe and secure location to lay eggs. During much of the year, the average hen will lay an egg nearly every day.

What birds use a nesting box?

The birds most likely to use nest boxes are blue tits or coal tits, but sparrows, nuthatches, robins, woodpeckers, and wrens, as well as other members of the tit family may all take up residence.