After getting our second egg (or rather an egg from a second chicken), we decided it was definitely time for nesting boxes. Eric built us a great stacked pair of nesting boxes, complete with tilted floors and a little lip on the back so the eggs don't fall out. Soon this phase of coop renovation will be complete with the addition of a little cut out door on the side so we can peak in and snatch up the eggs.
To the left, you'll notice our golf ball eggs. Apparently you need to give the chickies some idea of what these boxes are for and hope they eventually get the idea. They actually sell wooden eggs for this purpose, but I would imagine the chickens don't care much one way or the other.
After getting our second egg (or rather an egg from a second chicken), we decided it was definitely time for nesting boxes. Eric built us a great stacked pair of nesting boxes, complete with tilted floors and a little lip on the back so the eggs don't fall out. Soon this phase of coop renovation will be complete with the addition of a little cut out door on the side so we can peak in and snatch up the eggs. 
To the left, you'll notice our golf ball eggs. Apparently you need to give the chickies some idea of what these boxes are for and hope they eventually get the idea. They actually sell wooden eggs for this purpose, but I would imagine the chickens don't care much one way or the other.
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