9 Nest Box Issues SOLVED | Egg Eating, Dirty Eggs + More | HenGear Rollout Backyard Chicken Coop

[@Zencountrywitch333]

I love and appreciate your channel so much. I’ve been raising chickens for 7 months now and couldn’t have done it without you!

[@DD-qw8zc]

It would be nice if all these boxes weren’t so expensive. IMO rolling nest boxes and automatic chicken doors are way to expensive for the average home chicken person

[@andreanease4215]

If you’re handy, you can make both of those with stuff you got lying around. If you’re not handy and don’t have that stuff laying around, maybe chickens aren’t for you.

[@andreanease4215]

Her boxes look like they are made of scrap sheet metal, bent with a brake. Very homemade and catered to her husbands trade and utilizing scrap you already have.

[@KeithandPamBilyeu]

Pam here, they are not that expensive at all for the 20 hen one? Can’t even buy all the components to make that yourself. And the time, mess and other issues it saves?? It is all relative. If you have the time to scrub eggs, great. I like that you don’t have to deal with the chicken pecking at you…the eggs are all rolled away from them.

[@solovable1ify]

I put my egg box in a separate location away from the coop. They only sleep and poop in the coop. Each morning, I open it for them to go across the run to the egg boxes at the far end. They're only in the nest long enough to do their business and come out. I have no poop in any of the nest or on the eggs.

[@EP-qi8ed]

TEMU has aluminum auto doors for under $40 USD. We have 2 auto doors that cost us over $100 USD, and then we got a 3rd one from TEMU for around $35 USD. TEMU has a lot of coupons, so you can get even more off if you use the coupon.

[@tamerastalik1404]

We constructed our nest boxes out of 5 gallon buckets at a tilt, and cut a whole in the bottom with a trough in the back to collect the eggs. Works great! I have a Wyandotte that goes broody during the summer, and when I notice it, I take her out and give her a 10 minute cool soak in a bath...cools her down and no more broody! Love your videos!

[@danthiesen4778]

I made roll away nesting boxes for both of my coops and my first coop that the hens are using the boxes, I love it the eggs stay clean and my chickens don't have the chance to eat them. I'm very happy with them. I put the fake grass turf on the bottom

[@austinc691]

What bedding do you use that doesn’t stop the rollout function? My girls don’t like the fake plastic grass in their nesting boxes

[@maryhawken817]

My chickens we bought for the 1st time for Christmas presents for the kids started laying Mother’s Day weekend this year & I am going to look into buying this roll-out egg collector. Thank you for video!

[@QuiteQuietASMR]

$195? Yikes!! Even with the $15 discount that’s pretty steep!

[@maren807]

This video is coming just in time! We have been battling egg eating for a few months. I try to go out several times a day to collect eggs, but almost every day, we lose 1 or 2 eggs. Super frustrating! I have been wanting a next box like the one you featured today 😊.

[@OakAbode]

It's so frustrating, isn't it? Hang in there!

[@Woody8168]

Try some ceramic dummy eggs

[@blackblue4287]

We use large garden pots as nesting boxes filled halfway with rice hulls and some sand to keep everything nice and dry and the pot is just large enough for the hens to get in and out from without much effort, works like a charm and no more broken eggs! Never had to clean it either as I just sprinkle some more rice hulls on top.

[@georgeingridirwin6180]

We just had this happen today, for the first time. 😢

[@OakAbode]

PREDATOR PROTECTION: They do come with predator locks. We just don't need to use them because we use electric netting, instead. I'll update here if we run into issues someday, but we're still loving the rollout nest box so far! hengear.com/?ref=oak_abode

[@farmgirlzz2319]

I bought one this spring. And it does keep the eggs allot cleaner and safe from the hens.

[@austinc691]

What bedding do you use that doesn’t stop the rollout function? My girls don’t like the fake plastic grass in their nesting boxes

[@deliahdykes7824]

thanks for honest viewpoints

[@debkincaid2891]

Thanks for this video! It addressed some of my concerns. Appreciate the links & coupon code, too. Love to support a small family business. 😉

[@OakAbode]

Right on! Thanks for watching!

[@richardmatthys7133]

I wash mine the day I use them.

[@lpmoron6258]

Yes! Eggs piling up tends to give my girls the momma syndrome. Easy to break this. Put the lady in a wire bottom cage for a few days. When she's no longer clicking around, she's usually ready to resume happy hen behavior.

[@cmoar4500]

Love to see you rocking the Fieldcraft Survival gear too

[@PriceOfLibertyEternalVigilance]

I've been looking into the roll out nest boxes. Thanks for the input!

[@marscrow]

If the rollout box is accessible to the outside of the coop, how is it predator-proofed? Raccoons, opossums, bears and snakes are a few of my challenges.

[@jenniferjsaracino]

I was wondering the same. That doesn’t seen to latch in any meaningful way.

[@OakAbode]

Great Q! They come with predator locks. We just don't need to use them because we have electric netting.

[@KeithandPamBilyeu]

Pam here, great price for the rollout boxes…and can get sizes for small 20 hen flock up tp what 50 plus! You would pay way more for making boxes up from components.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

Looks nice, but way too expensive. I only have 8 hens. In the end, I created my DIY roll away nest box by simply lining fake green carpet on paint trays! I saw one other person do this on KZbin, so it's not my idea. They have the perfect slope and roll away from where they nest. I then block off the first 5 inches or so they can't get to them and collect the eggs from there. So far, it's worked great. My only issue is if we go on vacation, we'll have to ask someone to collect the eggs every day because if we don't, within 2 days the eggs won't have anywhere to roll and will back up to where they nest.

[@mjers224]

I enjoyed your video. I really like the rollout nest box. Thanks for the information

[@carolynschneider1652]

We just started seeing behavior where our chickens are reaching their necks down into the collection area and pulling them back up and eating them or trying to sit on them. I have your brand of nesting box. Why? They get free ranges most days and have plenty/variety of food treats and available oyster shell. Any advice?

[@sallyeblen7032]

just found your videos , and love learning about the chickens. question: what happened to part 2 of your virus video?

[@a123phi5]

How does that work outside, in the winter?

[@carolclarkson4859]

have you tried freeze drying your eggs as a way to preserve them? Obviously need a freeze dryer to do this, but was wondering your thoughts.

[@MariaMiller-ld8ol]

I also end up getting broody hens more when we don't get are eggs as often.

[@teatimetara]

Awwwwwesome video!! We need to build nest boxes soon so this helps a lot!! Is there a certain age the nest box should be available to them? Thanks!!!

[@TheBockCast]

I just got the Hen Gear Nest box for 30+ birds, looks like the next size up from yours. I like it but because of my coop the back end is going to hang off the back of my coop. I’m going to have to build a shelf for it to sit on because of the open bottom. We have too many egg eating snakes around here that could get through the open bottom. The shelf should correct it. I look forward to cleaner eggs

[@engineking777]

How do you wash eggs the right way?

[@charlesfoster8814]

Do you have small hands or those eggs are huge! Grat seeing you in the video too!😊

[@austinc691]

What bedding do you use that doesn’t stop the rollout function? My girls don’t like the fake plastic grass in their nesting boxes

[@Gtdad2]

Love the shirt ❤ Shout out to Fieldcraft Survival!!

[@keithknight3705]

The rollaway next box does not seem predator proof! Am I right?

[@aliciamendoza423]

Thank you I luv chicken videos ❤

[@jamesjustice859]

I love HenGear

[@davidguenzel1913]

Where are you located? Here in MN during the cold winter eggs would probably freeze in the egg box. Cool idea, but practical in Northern climates?

[@phistashka]

Would you say one of these would be easy to install in place of the regular nest box in your coop design that you sell on etsy? Or would that require major modifications?

[@juliel8720]

wonder if we can revamp our nesting box .....

[@LeeFazzani]

When you show the footage of how the eggs roll down, I noticed that one egg is stuck behind the flap (hadn’t rolled down). In your experience, does this happen often where the eggs don’t roll all the way down? Cheers

[@OakAbode]

That’s actually just a “dummy” wood egg which is clipped up there permanently to encourage the hens to use the nest box.

[@LeeFazzani]

@@OakAbode Oh cool. Thanks for clarifying

[@maxfelon]

Sold!

[@CelticCadence]

Reason #10: The darn ravens can't easily steal eggs!

[@marshallhaslett8717]

Nice shirt

[@BlueEyedSkinner]

Since the bloom takes a few seconds to dry, do you think the eggs rolling affects the bloom at all? Could it affect how long they stay fresh? I would think it wouldn't be much worse than where the egg sits when it's laid in a normal nest box.

[@CarisaRae]

Interesting and NOT my experience at all. I always thought..... dirty eggs is a sign of worms. I put food grade DE in my chickens feed.... they never have dirty eggs. Soo.... Not sure where you heard that. I'm pretty sure chickens won't lay in nesting boxes...

[@jamesjessee4064]

❤️👍🙋‍♂️

[@lasumm]

Way too expensive, especially for the unattractive metal aspect of it.

[@robinjosephphilip1399]

Can you please send me photos or plann