ChickBox™
Product Details
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Innovative injection molded chicken nest box is draft free, but ventilated to keep the hens warm in winter and cool in summer.
- Interlocking system—lets multiple boxes connect securely using side locking tabs.
- Fold-up perch—keeps your hens comfortable by day and discourages broody behavior at night. Designed to fold neatly away, it also ensures droppings fall clear of the nesting area.
- Roll-out tray (optional)—for faster, cleaner egg collection. Eggs gently roll away after being laid, protecting them from pecking, and free from droppings. The built-in flap further safeguards against soiling—improving hygiene.
- Seamless injection-molded design—eliminates cracks and crevices where poultry mites can hide.
Note: We no longer sell the yellow ChickBox shown in photos at right.
Any item(s) marked WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! All sales are final, no returns.
Instructions/Diagrams:
Common Uses
Specs
- Accommodates up to 6 hens
- Box: 12"L x 12.5"W x 15"H (approx size)
- Nesting Pad: sold separately, see Accessories tab
- Perch: 12"L x 9"W (approx size)
- Roll Out Tray: 4"L x 12.5"W (17.5"L complete tray) | Flap: 5.25"L x 11"W (approx size)
- Manufactured with Natural Polypropylene Impact Copolymer that complies with FDA food additive regulation 21CFR177.1520(c)3.1a.
How To Use
Can be easily washed or hosed down with water and disinfectant for cleaning.
Tips
Ceramic nest eggs encourage hens to lay in a specific area.
Wooden nest eggs discourage egg eating.
Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
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Nesting Boxes
Nest Pad (11.75"L x 11.75"W)
Item #5404120 -Easy-to-clean nesting pads for chicken laying boxes. Plastic nest box pads are washable and deliver cleaner, less contaminated poultry eggs.
$6.00 -
Poultry Supplies
Ceramic Nest Egg
Item #530136 -Encourages hens to lay eggs in their nesting boxes rather than elsewhere on the farm.
$2.00 -
Coop Supplies
Wooden Nest Egg
Item #530137 -Attractive nest egg that discourages egg eating. Won't break when dropped like ceramic eggs.
$1.41 -
Egg Handling Supplies
Chicken - Ceramic Nest Egg, 2-1/4"
Item #530138 -Encourages chickens, geese and quail to lay eggs in the preferred nesting areas.
$2.00 -
Treatments - Remedies
FlockLeader™ Healthy Coop™, 12 lbs
Item #540335 -Litter additive to reduce odor and wetness that can cause harmful bacteria and mold in and around the coop.
$34.00
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Sherry E from Indiana
I was really surprised when I went looking to see if I could get replacement perches for my boxes. Glad you had them. The boxes are still in good shape, just my girls are so fat they wore the perch out. Thank you again for having them.
Barbara T from Upstate NY
Hens land I like this product better than Nest-O-Matic. I get more unbroken eggs, but hens can still get their heads into the egg collection tray.
Marian S from Wisconsin
Fast service on parts to a product that I have had for years and am happy with after the company worked out one serious problem.
Jennisse S from Montana
Very well made. Not sure worth the money. One of my chicken prefers a recycled avocado box and other uses the straw pile right now. But hopefully I can get my chickens to use these boxes. I do not think that whether my chickens use these should be part of the rating; it is not the boxes' fault. The four stars rating is for the expense - they are well made just expensive.
- Try placing a ceramic or wooden nest egg in the box.
- Place a comfortable amount of clean bedding in the nesting box. Remove after they consistently lay in the box.
- Locate nests in darker, secluded areas.
Where and how high should the nest boxes be set up?
Place in corners or dimly lit areas of the coop, but make sure both you and your birds have easy access to the nest. 2 ft high at the base of the nest is reachable for most birds. Egg-stealing pests also have a harder time reaching this height.
What material should you use?
We’ve sold or used plastic, metal and wooden boxes over the years, with hundreds of chickens. Plastic is preferred because it doesn’t rot, is easy to clean, and lacks seams that mites or lice can hide in. Hybrid metal/plastic units are a close second, combining metal’s durability and plastic’s quick cleaning.
Should you use bedding?
With a roll-out tray, you may have to initially use bedding. After the hens get in the habit of laying in the box (with a tray), gradually remove the bedding. If not using the roll-out tray, we prefer straw or hay—both stay in the box better than wood shavings.
Ed C from Michigan
I've had these ChickBoxes for about 10 years now. I like them very much but I've had to replace the perches about every two years. They have made improvements on them but they still break at the ends that attach to the ChickBox. If they could only beef up the ends I could give them a 5 star rating but not until then.
