Plastic Newspaper Boxes Make Great Chicken Nests

Plastic Newspaper Boxes Make Great Chicken Nests LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous When Dave Mathia found 8 plastic newspaper sales boxes behind his town’s local newspaper office he thought right away that they might work as chicken nest boxes So he converted them then gave them to a friend “All I did was remove a hinged plexiglass window on the front of the box and then place some straw inside ” says Mathia “My friend has about 150 layers and says they love using these newspaper box nests They will often lay multiple eggs in one nest They also seem to like the elevated vantage point The plastic boxes are easy to clean and the straw can be easily replaced ” The bottom half of each box has a solid front “I plan to cut out the front panels and use the space inside for more nests which will double each box’s capacity ” says Mathia “Newspaper and shopper boxes are being phased out because everything is going to the Internet Converting them to chicken nests is a good way to reuse them ” says Mathia Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dave Mathia Medicine Hat Alberta Canada T1A 8M1 Davemathia@gmail com

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