Description
Triple External Rollaway Chicken Nesting Box
Collect fresh eggs without stepping inside your chicken coop with the Triple External Rollaway Chicken Nesting Box. Designed for flocks of up to 12 hens, this practical external nest box provides three private nesting compartments while preserving valuable space inside the coop.
Your hens enter the nesting compartments from inside the coop, while the enclosed body and egg collection trays sit outside. Once an egg is laid, the gently sloped base allows it to roll forward into a protected collection area. Simply lift the individual green lids from outside to collect your eggs.
This clever design helps keep freshly laid eggs away from dirty feet, nesting activity and curious beaks, reducing the risk of dirty, damaged or eaten eggs.
Key features
- Suitable for flocks of up to 12 hens
- Three separate nesting compartments
- Mounts externally through the coop wall
- Collect eggs without entering the coop
- Rollaway design moves eggs out of reach
- Helps reduce egg eating and breakages
- Preserves valuable space inside the coop
- Durable zinc-plated steel construction
- Removable, ventilated plastic trays
- Smooth surfaces are easier to clean
- Supplied flat-packed for convenient transport
Collect eggs from outside the coop
Do you find yourself stepping through mud, bedding and manure every time you need to check for eggs? With an external nesting box, egg collection is much easier.
The collection side remains outside the coop, allowing you to lift the green lids and gather eggs without disturbing your flock. This is particularly convenient during wet weather, before work or when children are helping with the daily egg collection.
Each nesting compartment has its own collection tray, making it easy to check all three nests quickly.
Cleaner, safer eggs
In a traditional nesting box, eggs remain beside the hen after they are laid. This leaves them exposed to dirty feet, pecking, accidental breakages and egg-eating behaviour.
The sloped rollaway base moves each egg into a separate covered compartment, helping:
- Keep eggs cleaner
- Reduce egg eating
- Prevent hens from standing or sitting on eggs
- Reduce pecking and accidental breakages
- Protect eggs from everyday nesting activity
- Make daily collection faster and easier
For the best results, keep loose bedding to a minimum so the eggs have a clear path into the collection trays. A suitable nest box liner can provide comfort without interfering with the rollaway action.
Three private nesting spaces
The three separate compartments provide your hens with a quieter and more private place to lay. Multiple hens can use the nesting box at the same time, helping reduce competition for a favourite nesting area.
We recommend this triple model for flocks of up to 12 hens, allowing approximately four hens per nesting compartment.
More space inside your coop
Because most of the nesting box sits outside the coop wall, it does not take up valuable internal floor space. Your hens retain more room for scratching, feeding, drinking and moving around comfortably.
An external model is an excellent option for smaller coops or any setup where you want to maximise the available space inside.
Durable construction
The nest box is constructed from zinc-plated steel, creating a strong and stable structure for everyday use. Unlike timber nesting boxes, its smooth metal surfaces do not contain deep cracks where mites and other poultry pests can easily hide.
The removable plastic trays include ventilation openings to encourage airflow around each nesting compartment, helping create a fresher and more comfortable laying environment.
Easy cleaning
The three plastic trays can be removed for cleaning. Wash them with warm soapy water or a mild animal-safe disinfectant, rinse well and allow them to dry completely before reinstalling them.
Wipe the zinc-plated steel panels with a damp cloth and dry the metal thoroughly. Avoid abrasive scourers, harsh chemicals and pressure washing, as these may damage the protective finish.
Installation tips
The nesting box is designed to mount securely over a suitable opening in the outside wall of your chicken coop.
Choose a quiet, sheltered position protected from heavy rain, strong wind and harsh afternoon sun. Attach the box to a strong, flat wall and make sure the unit is level and properly supported.
Once installed, check that all three trays are positioned correctly and that eggs can roll smoothly into the protected collection areas.
Your hens may need a few days to become familiar with their new nests. Adding clean liners and imitation eggs can help encourage them to investigate and begin laying inside.
Product specifications
- Recommended flock size: Up to 12 hens
- Nesting compartments: 3
- Width: 79.7 cm
- Depth: 52.5 cm
- Height: 42.5 cm
- Frame material: Zinc-plated steel
- Trays: Removable, ventilated plastic
- Collection system: Rollaway egg collection
- Installation: External coop-wall mounting
- Assembly: Supplied flat-packed
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