Ken King
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I decided that it was time to make version two of the roll-out nest box I made a couple of years ago, so over the last few days I built it. I don't have many process pictures, but there's nothing fancy to see about it anyway.
It features a slanting floor *about 5 degrees) so the eggs can roll away from the hens. They fall through a .5 inch wide slot in the back and down onto the collection floor, which is also slanted, but toward the front to make egg collection easier. This floor is heated by a thermostatically controlled heater that is housed in the bottom section. I have a real problem with frozen eggs here from about late November to late April of May, so this should help that.
The laying floor and the collection floor have a rubber pad. This is actually huge mouse pads from work. Should be easier to clean than plain rubber pad would be.
It features a slanting floor *about 5 degrees) so the eggs can roll away from the hens. They fall through a .5 inch wide slot in the back and down onto the collection floor, which is also slanted, but toward the front to make egg collection easier. This floor is heated by a thermostatically controlled heater that is housed in the bottom section. I have a real problem with frozen eggs here from about late November to late April of May, so this should help that.
The laying floor and the collection floor have a rubber pad. This is actually huge mouse pads from work. Should be easier to clean than plain rubber pad would be.