Today's to do list...
1) Bake some cookies to warm up the house (and because they are delicious)
2) Make more dryer balls (we sell them!
Check them out here if you are curious...)
3) Build some nesting boxes for the chickens.
That, of course, led me to start looking up some ideas for different nesting boxes, and we thought we ought to share our faves with you!
So without further ado, here are....
1) Pretty in Pine...
I just love the look of these ones. The pine seems like a good choice and the 2nd story boxes are a neat addition.... Head over to the folks at
Keeping it Cozy to check out their blog post on their coop.
2) One piece of plywood...
The folks over at
Green Willow Homestead did some serious calculations (and graciously shared them with the internet) to create a very nice set of laying boxes from just one piece of plywood!
3) Simple and Spacious DIY Boxes....
This post by
Remove and Replace shows us the step by step to make this simple set of nesting boxes (much of it could be with salvaged wood, too!) I personally would add a coat of paint. (Also, I'd make sure this was not the only roosting bar, as I want their roost to be away from the eggs to discourage pooing on the eggs.)
4) Astroturf?...
The folks over at
Hawk Hill have come up with Astroturf for their set up! But this post is about nesting boxes, right? Well, I honestly am interested in this concept, but I also love the set up of these boxes, opening out to the outside. Our chickens are freerange and I have been thinking I want something accessible from the outside....
5) Upcycled boxes...
I am always up for re-purposing old things into new ones. Give some new life to a dresser for the chickens? Not sure of the original post, but found this bad boy over at
The Homesteading Boards.
6) Unconventional but easy to clean...
Found this over at a forum on
Backyard Chickens. I love the ingenuity and I bet these are crazy easy to clean!
7) Too cute....
Ok, this whole set up is an inspiration! I love granny chic and this looks just like a coop of my dreams. And her ideas on cleaning and everything...yes! Head over to
Farmhouse38 to check out this transformation and the neat little set up.
8) Ana White to the rescue...
If you don't know of Ana White's plans, you are missing out. She is prolific in creating building plans for some the cutest furniture. And that includes
this adorable nesting box. This baby will stand the tests of time, that is for sure!
9) Ok...it's silly but great!
I just love this. I can't find the original post, so this is a
Pinterest link, but how funny and cute is this? Talk about re-purposing!
10) Now to decorate...
Ok, I am definitely doing this. No matter what kind of boxes we build this is a must! How cute is this? The folks over at
Cluck Wild Homestead certainly came up with an adorable idea on this one!
Hope you liked these ideas, and once our boxes are done we will share them with you! In the meantime, you can also find all these ideas and more at
our Pinterest page!
-Ash
