At Downeast Thunder Farm, my engineer husband designs and fabricates our structures, farm implements, and equipment as we need them. He’s a handy guy to have around!

In planning for another chicken coop this coming Spring, Paul drew up this nesting box design and offered to let me share it with you. Paul says this nesting box may not be the end-all of designs, but it is very simple, easy, fast, and inexpensive.

So feel free to download the plans and instructions.

You’ll note that the materials list calls for lining the boxes with indoor/outdoor carpet. The reason for this results from our own experience. Our hens like to kick out the wood shaving or straw we line the nesting boxes with, and we end up with cracked eggs. Since lining the boxes with pieces of this mat, every egg The Girls have laid has been perfect!? Read more about that here.

Click here to download the nesting box plans.