BUILD: Roll away nest box | Aussie Homestead

Designing and building a roll-away nest box to protect our precious eggs from clever crows and to make it an easier and cleaner collection. That’s the theory anyway; let’s see if it works.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:22 Cutting the hole
03:19 Starting the frame
05:39 Roll away floor
13:14 Dividers
14:07 Roof and sides
15:03 Drop down door
19:13 Finished nest box
20:34 See if it works!
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[@johnthomas5806]

likeing your humor as you build, life is tough enough and a smile brightens everyones day..

[@charolettwills4358]

You just lifted my spirits up with your smile. It would be so much fun to build things with you. You did a great job. Loved your video. God bless

[@tillburn]

Best Roll away layer box video yet. Loving the Humor!

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Cheers mate!!

[@jimmyponds5504]

I like the community-roll out design: no partitions between nests.

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

It’s working well for our girls

[@kidsnkittens]

You’re adorable! This whole video made me smile. And I’m getting some good ideas for my own coop build!

[@robyntodd2284]

That looks fantastic. I wouldn’t bother with the dividers. Ours is a big open box and they have made one nest in there and all pile in on top of each other in the one spot. One problem you may run into being tin, in summer the box will heat up a lot. Chickens, I love them dearly, but they aren’t smart creatures, and their need to lay an egg outweighs their need to survive. We lost so many last summer inside the metal pen, even with a shade sail over it. Some still on the nest. Have a good retic system set up in the pen now, so they get fully sprayed down with sprinklers 6 times a day, so hopefully they won’t cook themselves this year.

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Good call, we actually talked about that too. We have some insulation we could install in the nest box plus a shade sail over it. Then we’ll just have to monitor the temps in there. Wonder if we could rig up a sprinkler in there… that’s a great idea 👍👍

[@theorganised_farmgal]

Where are you based Robyn? We're getting into the "feels like 37 degrees" temps here in the south Burnett

[@rentedspace7462]

What a great addition to the chook shed. Love it. Always good to see new ideas and a fun video also

[@ltdlawnservice4586]

Excellent build and video subbed

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Appreciate that, cheers!!

[@seansellers1893]

Awesome video laughed my butt off definitely got a kentucky subscriber

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Cheers mate! Glad you enjoyed :-)

[@rentedspace7462]

Every time you do a video with your tools all I can think is the old commercial. Bring my Makita back Mac!

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

😂😂😂

[@tammym4280]

Thanks for the good idea

[@cheryesido364]

Great job

[@RunningAmukOffGrid]

Awesome!

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@johnthomas5806]

new here, congradulations on your new lifestyle...Not knowing your plans for a garden, pasture, woodlot..but I would suggest you look at a few different sites so you may get an idea on how to do it simple...KNF (Korean natural farming), the (DR"S) Johnson-Su bioreactor for great compost building and YRA (Young Red Angus) to learn how to apply compost as needed to build your lands soil (used in parts of Aus. already)...just a thought..

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Thankyou! We welcome any and all ideas and really appreciate the time you take to give thoughtful replies 🙏

[@genewileyopa]

Looks like a neat set up. I've got to make something. I have a chicken eating the eggs. Not good. Thanks for sharing.

[@crazydaverocks]

Put a couple of old golf balls or smooth rocks painted white in your nest box (that the chickens can see). My pop used to do that, he reckoned it encouraged them to lay. Or you can buy plastic eggs, but I prefer the recycling option.

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Good idea 👍 cheers

[@dallasroe-pz2gh]

They would just roll away lol

[@crazydaverocks]

@@dallasroe-pz2gh - depends on the box

[@samuraioodon]

hi, how's it going with the roll out? is the carpet tile collecting any residue, chicken poo or broken eggs? i'm trying to find a material that will keep eggs from not breaking when chicken lays egg and rolls out. please let me know. thank you!

[@threeriversforge1997]

Very neat. Now you have to glass the eggs for storage.

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Definitely want to try that! And pickled eggs too… just need more than one bantam to start laying again. I think once they settle into the new coop and new routine the others will come back on the lay again have you glassed eggs before?

[@threeriversforge1997]

@@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead I tried once. Forgot the part where you're not supposed to wash the eggs b/c that removes the protective layer. Total ugh! results.

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@threeriversforge1997 oh no 😳 we watched a video last night on water glassed eggs gone bad (Simple Living Alaska) and I got queasy just watching 🤢

[@threeriversforge1997]

@@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead Yeah, kinda knocks you off the idea of doing it again!

[@simplyoffgrid-australia]

What a great idea Corey. Did she continue laying?

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

It’s been patchy since… not sure why. Betty has started laying but just in the middle of the coop. we’re hoping once they settle into the new place and routine things will get more regular

[@michelecunningham4365]

Hi! What material did you use make the track for the nesting by door?

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Are you in Aus? If so, from Bunnings its Rondo brand called ‘furring channel J track’ about $12 for 3 meters. You can also get it from CSR Gyprock stores.

[@seandrake7534]

The only thing I would do differently is I would leave the carpet so it could be removed so it could be hosed off but dang that is simple and looks good have you had any issues with heat or does the tin reflect the heat

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

We were ready with some inso and extra shade cloth in case it got too hot but it's positioned just right under the trees it doesn't often get direct sun. Being able to hose it out is a VERY good idea.

[@seandrake7534]

@@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead I’m building mine so it’s moveable I’m going to put it in my pasture and move it every day or so so the birds get fresh area to be on and fertilize the ground at the same time

[@sforhetz10]

My box is the same. All one big box. But your angle is too steep.

[@PierceWellnessCenter]

I was wondering about that also. Do the birds mind laying on an decline? How's it working? Thanks for the video! 😃

[@rurydermawan9977]

pinball machine

[@honey-bee-farmstead]

Bahaahahahaha DON'T put it in your mouth Corey.

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

😂😂😂 so glad the brain kicked in before he did!!