{"id":79679,"date":"2022-04-22T11:52:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-slope-roll-away-nest-box\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T11:52:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:52:55","slug":"what-slope-roll-away-nest-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-slope-roll-away-nest-box\/","title":{"rendered":"What slope roll away nest box?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-slope-roll-away-nest-box\/#What_slope_roll_away_nest_box\" title=\"What slope roll away nest box?\">What slope roll away nest box?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-slope-roll-away-nest-box\/#How_do_you_make_a_nest_box_roll_away\" title=\"How do you make a nest box roll away?\">How do you make a nest box roll away?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-slope-roll-away-nest-box\/#Should_a_bird_box_face_a_certain_direction\" title=\"Should a bird box face a certain direction?\">Should a bird box face a certain direction?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-slope-roll-away-nest-box\/#How_do_you_make_a_nesting_box_roll_away\" title=\"How do you make a nesting box roll away?\">How do you make a nesting box roll away?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-slope-roll-away-nest-box\/#How_high_should_a_nesting_box_be_off_the_floor\" title=\"How high should a nesting box be off the floor?\">How high should a nesting box be off the floor?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-slope-roll-away-nest-box\/#Do_nesting_boxes_need_a_ramp\" title=\"Do nesting boxes need a ramp?\">Do nesting boxes need a ramp?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-slope-roll-away-nest-box\/#Why_should_nesting_boxes_be_off_the_ground\" title=\"Why should nesting boxes be off the ground?\">Why should nesting boxes be off the ground?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-slope-roll-away-nest-box\/#Should_you_put_anything_in_the_bottom_of_a_nesting_box\" title=\"Should you put anything in the bottom of a nesting box?\">Should you put anything in the bottom of a nesting box?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-slope-roll-away-nest-box\/#What_do_you_put_in_the_bottom_of_a_nesting_box\" title=\"What do you put in the bottom of a nesting box?\">What do you put in the bottom of a nesting box?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_slope_roll_away_nest_box\"><\/span>What slope roll away nest box?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>between 12% and 18%<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_make_a_nest_box_roll_away\"><\/span>How do you make a nest box roll away?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The recommended direction to face a nest box is <b>between north and east, as this will provide natural protection from direct sunlight, wind and rain, creating a more suitable and safe environment for growing birds. The box can also be tilted marginally forward to allow any rain to run clear of the entrance.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_a_bird_box_face_a_certain_direction\"><\/span>Should a bird box face a certain direction?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>between north and east<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_make_a_nesting_box_roll_away\"><\/span>How do you make a nesting box roll away?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nesting boxes can be purchased. Nests should be <b>18 to 20 inches off he ground. See the book Guide to Raising Chickens for many more answers to your poultry questions.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_high_should_a_nesting_box_be_off_the_floor\"><\/span>How high should a nesting box be off the floor?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For a few of our models, <b>ramps are sometimes necessary to access roost space or bars. This is particularly true for bantam-sized birds as well as larger\/heavier breeds. More often than not, regular-sized birds do just fine jumping on and off roost bars without a ramp.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_nesting_boxes_need_a_ramp\"><\/span>Do nesting boxes need a ramp?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your nesting boxes should be positioned up off the ground at least a few inches <b>to provide the laying hens with some privacy and to keep other birds from scratching around the eggs, potentially stepping on them and breaking them.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_should_nesting_boxes_be_off_the_ground\"><\/span>Why should nesting boxes be off the ground?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>between 12% and 18%<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_you_put_anything_in_the_bottom_of_a_nesting_box\"><\/span>Should you put anything in the bottom of a nesting box?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your nesting boxes should be positioned up off the ground at least a few inches <b>to provide the laying hens with some privacy and to keep other birds from scratching around the eggs, potentially stepping on them and breaking them.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_put_in_the_bottom_of_a_nesting_box\"><\/span>What do you put in the bottom of a nesting box?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The nesting box must be the correct height for the birds that will use it. It needs to face the right way. <b>Don&#8217;t put anything in your bird box (birds are clever an resourceful enough to build their own nest).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What slope roll away nest box?How do you make a nest box roll away?Should a bird box face a certain direction?How do you make a nesting box roll away?How high should a nesting box be off the floor?Do nesting boxes need a ramp?Why should nesting boxes be off the ground?Should you put&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}