If you’re going to buy the nesting box, you should really look to get the autoroost 2.0. It’s been a help for keeping the chickens out at night. Then in the morning bam! It drops and the chickens are able to get in and do their thing.
Customer Product Reviews
Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 1557 reviews.
Amazing customer service and high quality nest boxes and accessories. Will continue doing business with them for all our flock needs.
We have 4 hens in a semi-residential neighborhood. For some reason we have not yet determined our hens started eating each others eggs. We tried making something similar to the Hen Gear box but it fell short of working. With the smallest Hen Gear box we have finally been able to get eggs. As the instructions say, you need to train the hens to lay in the box, and we are still in that stage. Still, I wish I had purchased this when our hens were chicks as then this problem would likely never happened. P.S. - we have tried more/different foods, mustard filled eggs, frequent checks... but none worked.
We love our new nesting boxes. The girls are getting better about using it correctly. Thank you so much.
I bought the smaller Hen Gear in 2024 and recently added the medium one to replace my cheaper Amazon nest boxes. The Amazon ones weren’t built as well, and the hens barely used them. They’d all fight over the HenGear. I did have to add a 2×2 to keep them from reaching under and eating the eggs. Easy adjustment using scrap wood. 5 stars.
First time ever having chickens and first nest box we decided to go the Hengear route. So glad we did. These boxes are easy to put together and the chickens figured out quickly how to get in and lay eggs. Bonus is they roll into the tray and are clean. Ended up purchasing the 6’ box to add as we felt the 4’ was a little small for our flock.
This is my second hand gearbox. Only have about 20 chickens it was sufficient. But we kind of had a bunch of broody hens who monopolize the box. I added a second and production of eggs doubled. Great quality easy to put together. Our first one was 5 years ago and still looks fantastic give it a five-star
Small (24") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 20 Hens)
Store owner replied: Hi Kenneth, thank you so much f or your review and photo. Your set up looks awesome!
I love it, the one was broken in the box
The small is the perfect size for my 3 year old to help collect eggs
Seem nice and sturdy
Love it. I already have one but grew my flock so I got a second one.
Great product, the hens took right to it!
These egg mats are exactly what I needed for our egg boxes. We constructed homemade rollaway boxes and I struggled to find a nesting pad that would cushion the eggs but that would also allow the eggs to roll easily and have easy clean up. The HenGear mats solved that problem!
Eggs are clean as a whistle!! The girls are still getting used to it, but everyday I find more eggs in there. (20 hens but some "retired")
Love these nest boxes! Easy to put together and my chickens love them. I have the 24" and the 48" nest box. Very happy with these products
Large (48") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 50 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thank you for your review and kind words. We really appreciate it!
Just finished the Chicken Hotel and I am very happy with the upcoming of the project. The Nest is fantastic and can’t wait to get the chickens now. I might build a second one after all. Very Happy with this Nest.
Small (24") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 20 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for your review and photos. Your Chicken Hotel looks awesome!
We already love our large nesting box and know the heating mat will be a godsend during the winter. We went through our first winter in the Midwest and learned very quickly how badly we needed thus after losing many cracked eggs due to freezing. I can’t wait to ensure we have year-round eggs with our new mat!
HeatMats - Keep your Eggs from Freezing
Store owner replied: We really appreciate your review - thank you!
we already had a coop with nesting boxes with homemade rollaway ramps but we needed a better Matt for the eggs to roll freely. We just put this one in and we're gonna put it in all of our other ones because the egg sits on the top instead of sinking in to the nap of the indoor outdoor carpet
Still taking a little bit, but 10 chickens are accustomed lay eggs now in it. I purchased two of them
Medium (34") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 32 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for the review and photo. Your coop looks great!
I was impressed that the cables to hook up one solar panel to two roost bar releases were included. It is like you people read my mind perfectly! The only annoyance I encountered was on the mounting bracket that screws to the solar panel, I had to grind a bit on the bracket to get the screws to fit properly.
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for your review and feedback. We really appreciate it!
Product is great. UPS shipping not so great. Item arrived a little damaged, but nothing some pliers counldn’t fix.
Small (24") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 20 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for your review! We're so sorry about the shipping damage! Please email us at support@hengear.com if we can help.
I haven’t assembled it yet, but have unpacked it and the quality of the materials is excellent.
Medium (34") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 32 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your review!
Excellent product
Store owner replied: Thank you for your review!
Excellent product
Small (24") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 20 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your review!
It took a few days for the girls to adjust to it. Now they are loving it. I have a few girls being rebellious laying some eggs on the floor. I think it’s because they’re using it as a two nesting box so I purchased a second one and when I get home, I’ll have two of the medium ones and I think that will fix the problem. Yesterday My Wife got nine eggs out of one box clean not dirty. I would highly recommend purchasing one of these they are well built and of course I got the 3.0 rose bar, automatic, raiser, and lowering device.
Medium (34") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 32 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for the review and photo! Your set up looks awesome!
First one I received was damaged. Sent an email and another one was shipped, no questioned asked. It Works great.
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for your review. We're glad the replacement solar panel worked for you!
We couldn’t be happier with our Hengear feeding silo! The chickens love it and we have nothing bad to say about this product. We also got the automatic door and the nesting boxes and love them as well! Highly recommended for anyone looking to simplify their coops!
CoopWorx Feed Silo (80 lb. Capacity)
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for the review and video. Your coop looks great!
Birds love them. Keeps eggs clean & provide plenty of room for the hens to nest. Easy to clean mats & collect from
X-Large (72") Reversible Rollout Nest Box (Up to 75 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for the review. Your eggs look awesome!
These mounts are easy to place & make it easy to hang the nest boxes. I have found having a third in the middle has helped support the boxes as we have a lot of birds and they always seem to have a favorite nesting box they pile in.
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for the review and video. Your hens look great!
I have been seeing ads for these nest boxes for a couple of years... I thought they were too expensive and couldn't really make that much of a difference... after getting only 12-15 eggs from 30+ hens, I did the math.... if they are really eating 6-12 eggs a day, I could pay it off in 10-12 weeks. we bought our 1st Hengear next box and we're getting 20-26 eggs a day. Our ladies were eating all our profits! We have not had to do anything to entice our girls to use the new box. They took to it immediately. we have now put 7 boxes in place. This one in the video is with our newest young ladies and they are using it without hesitation. Thank you Hengear for making such a quality, American made product.
Medium (34") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 32 Hens)
Store owner replied: Awesome video! Thank you so much for your review.
I haven’t had a cracked egg since I set it up. Was averaging3/5 chipped/ broke/consumed eggs a day. It’s been two weeks all eggs are clean and no breaks! I couldn’t recommend this product enough! Thanks
Medium (34") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 32 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for your review!
I love the box but u can’t get them to use it 😁
Medium (34") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 32 Hens)
Store owner replied: Please email us at support@hengear.com so we can help get your hens trained to use the Nest Box!
First solar panel was damaged during shipment. HenGear shipped a replacement same day with no questions asked. Great customer service.
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for the review and feedback!
My only critique is the assembly instructions are vague and less than intuitive. The pictures did not accurately represent the parts, but thankfully, being an architect, I was able to figure it out. The laying coop works wonderfully, though I did add a foam strip at the bottom of slope to prevent breakage.
Large (48") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 50 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for the review and feedback. We really appreciate it.
Hen gear egg worked great to get our girls back on track to lay in the nest box.
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for your review! We're really glad that the trainer egg worked for your hens!
Looks good so far. Went together well and is well built. I made some modifications to fit my coop, but that was going a little above to seal things a little better for the cold Ohio winters. Had one hen lay an egg in the box the second day and hopefully the rest will start to follow soon.
Small (24") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 20 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for your review and video. Your coop set up looks great!
Love it! I had a rough go at first switching the girls they did not like it and did some adjustments and they seem to be getting used to it. they love trying to roost on top of it and on the metal box part even if I flip the bar up at night. I wish the roll out part for the eggs was just a little bit deeper for the eggs to roll back I’ve watched a couple hens reach their head under and pull the eggs back and sit on them but over all it’s kept my hens from just sitting in the nesting boxes on eggs and leaving no room for other hens , so I will be definitely adding one more to the coop in the future!
X-Large (72") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 75 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for your review and video. Your hens look great!
Excellent customer service! Replaced a part without jumping through hoops. Thank you very much!
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for the kind words! We’re happy we could get that replacement part taken care of quickly and make the process easy for you. We truly appreciate your support!
The nesting box in and of itself is fabulous. It’s a quality product. It was fairly easy to construct with one minor exception. First I was building to collect eggs outside the coop. The issue has to do with putting on the top. The 3/8” screws are not long enough. The instructions addresses the issue and provides recommendations. Take my advice, same the time go to Lowe’s or wherever and by longer screws like #8-32 by 1 inch. The increased length allows you to work around the problem. Hen Gear knowing the issue exist should provide the screws. Beyond that singular annoyance it took me about an hour and a half to put the box together.
Large (48") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 50 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback! We’re glad to hear you’re happy with the quality of the Nest Box and that assembly went smoothly overall. We also really appreciate you pointing out the issue with the 3/8" screws when setting the box up for outside egg collection. Feedback like this is helpful, and we’ll make sure it’s shared with our team as we continue looking for ways to improve the assembly experience. Thanks again for choosing HenGear and for taking the time to share such a detailed review!
Love the design and quality! So glad we decided to add this to our new coop!
Large (48") Reversible Roll-out Nest Box (Up to 50 Hens)
Store owner replied: Thanks so much for your review and video! Your set up looks great!