Laying Boxes & Fake Eggs

Nest Box Liner | Fits Nest-o-Matic
8 reviews

Collect clean, fresh eggs every day with no more soiled eggs to wash, especially during the wetter months. The softness of the nest pad ensures a comfortable area for the hens to lay.As required, the pad simply lifts out to be washed, dried and returned to the nest for tomorrow's eggs - thus keeping the nest clean, tidy and hygienic, giving your hens the ultimate comfort and with absolutely no hay, straw or shavings to bother with and will reduce time spent cleaning your coop. Dimensions: approximately 300mm x 300mm and can easily be cut down to a smaller size. Also available in larger sizes Note - We also stock the Nest-o-matic roll-away laying nest, which is delivered unassembled as a flat pack kitset... Assembly is easy and will only take minutes.

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$15.00
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Nest Box Liner | Chicken Astroturf
4 reviews

Well worth the investment! Extra performance nest pads.The Astroturf Nest Pad is made from a special polyethylene composition. The blades are tapered for better wear and resistance. The rounded tops contribute to the hens' comfort, help to ensure a better egg roll-off and reduce the number of feathers clinging to the shell. Astroturf is suitable for both backyard and commercial layers. The chestnut colour was selected after intensive research. Benefits: Fewer dirty shelled eggs, fewer cracks and breakages.The open structure of the new nest pad combined with the special shape and high flexibility of its individual blades ensures that the eggs roll away nicely when using a rollaway nest box system. Fewer floor eggs.Hens find nests fitted with Astroturf attractive. They seem to prefer Astroturf to any other material. As a result, the number of floor eggs is negligible. Cheaper and more profitable.Unhygienic litter is now a thing of the past, as is the intensive labour needed to keep replacing it. Astroturf lasts for several years. Easy to install and maintain. Astroturf is easy to cut to the right size. Once it is installed it needs little maintenance. The open structure enables more dirt to fall through and the new design prevents dirt from sticking to the nest pad. The mat is therefore very easy to clean. Dimensions: width 900mm x 20mm high

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$120.00 - $360.00

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Hen laying an egg in an Eglu cube nest box

How many nest boxes do I need?
Remember one nest box for every 4-5 hens is recommended. The funny thing about hens is that they all usually choose to lay in the same nest box often all sitting on top of each other when it is laying time. Nest boxes should be positioned away from and lower than roosts. Roosts should be removable for cleaning and therefore making it easy when spot-checking for mites. Read more

Keep a pair of fake eggs in the nest box to encourage your hens where to lay.
We recommend investing in some false eggs. Very handy to have for a few reasons! We place them in the laying boxes when pullets are POL (point of lay) to encourage them to lay in the nest boxes. Hens will go and lay where there is usually an egg or two so having a pair of fake eggs permanently in the nest box/es is a good idea. Collect the fresh eggs daily and leave the fake eggs as an indicator to your hens. Slipping some wooden eggs under a broody hen to keep her sitting is another reason to have a pair... fake eggs are solid so cannot be pecked at... collect fresh eggs often to reduce the risk of hens eating eggs.

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Nest Box Liner | Fits Nest-o-Matic

Nest Box Liner | Chicken Astroturf