Well, the Girls have continued to ignore the nestbox. This may be because there hasn't been a queue to use the Cube's nestbox; or it may be they haven't realised the new Thing is a nest box; or maybe they don't want to use it.
The nest box is underneath the Cube, at the back.
I could "force" them to use it by blocking up the proper nestbox, but I don't really want this to become their favourite place. So, instead, I turned it round 90 degrees - marginally more awkward for me to get to the roll-away egg bit, but offers even more privacy and shade than the way it was situated before.
I've just realised - looking at the photo - that it's listing somewhat. I'll need to go and sort that out later.
It's a neat design - it can be used with or without the "nest" insert, with or without the rollaway egg box; the step folds up to close the nest box up if you want to prevent entry. And, less relevant in my set up, you can build a bank of them.
Here's a pic from the chickbox website. This shows it in brown, which is the colour I have; it's also available in yellow.
I could "force" them to use it by blocking up the proper nestbox, but I don't really want this to become their favourite place. So, instead, I turned it round 90 degrees - marginally more awkward for me to get to the roll-away egg bit, but offers even more privacy and shade than the way it was situated before.
I've just realised - looking at the photo - that it's listing somewhat. I'll need to go and sort that out later.
It's a neat design - it can be used with or without the "nest" insert, with or without the rollaway egg box; the step folds up to close the nest box up if you want to prevent entry. And, less relevant in my set up, you can build a bank of them.
Here's a pic from the chickbox website. This shows it in brown, which is the colour I have; it's also available in yellow.
