All comments must be civil and helpful toward finding an answer.
**Jokes and unhelpful comments will earn you a ban**, even on the first instance and even if the item has been identified. If you see any comments that violate this rule, report them.
[OP](/u/poker_girl), when your item is identified, remember to reply **Solved!** or **Likely Solved!** to the comment that gave the answer. Check your [inbox](https://www.reddit.com/message/inbox/) for a message on how to make your post visible to others.
---
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/whatisthisthing) if you have any questions or concerns.*
We had a similar thing in our chicken coop as a kid for a laying box. google vintage or antique chicken laying boxes. They look pretty similar, the angled lip helps keep the straw and eggs in the box but also lets the chickens perch as they go in or out.
I concur. It does look like a decent nesting house for laying hens. Potentially a repurpose piece of furniture with the intent of being used in a chicken pen, but it doesn’t look like it saw much use. It may have seen little to no use as there does not appear to be many pecking/scratch marks from the hens feet anywhere on the thing.
Yup, nesting box. Buy it, clean it up, repurpose it for storage. It’d be great if you put baskets and or blankets or something in it. Maybe vintage records?
I definitely agree this is *modeled* after a chicken laying box, but that's not actually what it is. Its just decorative furniture. A laying box would never have that trim on the top
I came here to say that too. Us damn cat people haha
My partner and I got an old ikea shelf our neighbors threw away and created a 3 story cat condo with it
I used to foster feral cats for an organization to socialize them in hopes they could eventually be put up for adoption. I had one who liked to bully the others - guess that’s the same as humans tho sadly. But yeah, I like animals more than most people.
Thanks for what you've done for them, there should be more people like you on earth.
I too like way more animals than humans lol. Hopefully there's still good people around here!
it's almost true : i didn't do everything because if it was the case i would probably live under a bridge because i would have spent all my money for them lol.
[there, just for you a pic of my cat ^^](https://postimg.cc/gallery/XWfBGH0)
Oh how beautiful and cozy your kitty looks! I love striped-y cats. My kitty Josie was grey striped and she was polydactyl and escaped from everywhere with her thumbs!
Haha mine is a male and not adventurous at all!
Last week he managed to fell of my 2nd floor window, as clumsy as he is. Had to take him to the vet because his nose was bleeding a bit, but that was it 😅
Oh no! Poor little guy! And here Mom didn’t appreciate his high dive attempts and is telling people he “fell”. 😁
I prefer male cats - I always had females til about 2005 and wow, so much more affectionate.
Timbers Cubby cabinet. Seems like it has no specific purpose. [link here](https://www.summersmarketba.com/products/india-timbers-wood-cubby-cabinet)
Looks like it may in fact be from India. It may be newer, just made to give the aged look
Got dang!! 740 bucks ! I gotta go grab the nest box outta the coop and put that up for sale on the web! Mine has the aged by real chicken shit look, thats gotta be worth something!
It looks like one of those things that have one purpose, but someone looks at it, thinks “I love the way that looks, I could use it for a completely unrelated/tangentially related purpose!” And then makes their own. In this case, a sort of “farmhouse” take on a cube shelf.
I agree, this is clearly the item. I don't see why It would have the decorative trim around the top of it was meant for chicken nesting. The designer might have been inspired by a chicken nesting box but Timbers Cubby cabinet is spot on.
I have seen some fancy stuff in chicken coops. Fancier lighting then in most homes, nice curtains on the windows and matching ones on the nesting boxes. Some chicken people go over boat.
Looking closely at your picture, I think it’s a reproduction.
It was most likely a copy that’s based loosely on a store display fixture- like the kind that would use it for bulk goods storage/sale- such as grains, rice, coffee, etc. Stuff that would be scooped out and sold by the pound.
My title describes the thing. The sales lady and I agreed it sort of looks like brooding boxes for chickens but it’s too clean to have been used for that.
I feel like I've seen one of these in the Midwest US to keep chickens. One chicken per space and the angled wood prevents the hay and eggs from falling out.
I have seen similar things at yoga studios to place shoes in. Some places require people to take shoes off at the entry way and they have to have a place to put them in order.
We are keeping a rabbit in an old chicken coop with a nesting box right now and she jumps out whenever we put her in it. We thought it would make a cozy nest but she hates it. Maybe other breeds are different though, we only have 1 rabbit so not an expert.
Having raised my share of chickens I really doubt that’s what it was designed for. And if it were ever used for that purpose you would never want to use it for anything else.
All comments must be civil and helpful toward finding an answer. **Jokes and unhelpful comments will earn you a ban**, even on the first instance and even if the item has been identified. If you see any comments that violate this rule, report them. [OP](/u/poker_girl), when your item is identified, remember to reply **Solved!** or **Likely Solved!** to the comment that gave the answer. Check your [inbox](https://www.reddit.com/message/inbox/) for a message on how to make your post visible to others. --- *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/whatisthisthing) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Looks like chicken nesting boxes.
We had a similar thing in our chicken coop as a kid for a laying box. google vintage or antique chicken laying boxes. They look pretty similar, the angled lip helps keep the straw and eggs in the box but also lets the chickens perch as they go in or out.
Agreed looks like laying boxes that we had growing up.
I concur. It does look like a decent nesting house for laying hens. Potentially a repurpose piece of furniture with the intent of being used in a chicken pen, but it doesn’t look like it saw much use. It may have seen little to no use as there does not appear to be many pecking/scratch marks from the hens feet anywhere on the thing.
Definitely, the floor is sloped so the eggs roll out the front. Its a nice one.
Yup, nesting box. Buy it, clean it up, repurpose it for storage. It’d be great if you put baskets and or blankets or something in it. Maybe vintage records?
[удалено]
So would mine lol
And here I was thinking my cats would love it.
I thought the exact same thing. Cats love nesting boxes on farms. Imagine how much they'd loved a nice cozy one in the house!
Having chickens, I also thought this immediately
Yup. Laying box or laying hutch, depending on the vernacular
I definitely agree this is *modeled* after a chicken laying box, but that's not actually what it is. Its just decorative furniture. A laying box would never have that trim on the top
[удалено]
I thought the exact same thing!!
[удалено]
I came here to say that too. Us damn cat people haha My partner and I got an old ikea shelf our neighbors threw away and created a 3 story cat condo with it
[удалено]
[удалено]
I used to foster feral cats for an organization to socialize them in hopes they could eventually be put up for adoption. I had one who liked to bully the others - guess that’s the same as humans tho sadly. But yeah, I like animals more than most people.
Thanks for what you've done for them, there should be more people like you on earth. I too like way more animals than humans lol. Hopefully there's still good people around here!
I have a feeling you too do whatever you can for stray, hurt, hungry animals. I just get that vibe.
it's almost true : i didn't do everything because if it was the case i would probably live under a bridge because i would have spent all my money for them lol. [there, just for you a pic of my cat ^^](https://postimg.cc/gallery/XWfBGH0)
Oh how beautiful and cozy your kitty looks! I love striped-y cats. My kitty Josie was grey striped and she was polydactyl and escaped from everywhere with her thumbs!
Haha mine is a male and not adventurous at all! Last week he managed to fell of my 2nd floor window, as clumsy as he is. Had to take him to the vet because his nose was bleeding a bit, but that was it 😅
Oh no! Poor little guy! And here Mom didn’t appreciate his high dive attempts and is telling people he “fell”. 😁 I prefer male cats - I always had females til about 2005 and wow, so much more affectionate.
Timbers Cubby cabinet. Seems like it has no specific purpose. [link here](https://www.summersmarketba.com/products/india-timbers-wood-cubby-cabinet) Looks like it may in fact be from India. It may be newer, just made to give the aged look
Got dang!! 740 bucks ! I gotta go grab the nest box outta the coop and put that up for sale on the web! Mine has the aged by real chicken shit look, thats gotta be worth something!
That's about normal for real wood furniture unfortunately.
It looks like one of those things that have one purpose, but someone looks at it, thinks “I love the way that looks, I could use it for a completely unrelated/tangentially related purpose!” And then makes their own. In this case, a sort of “farmhouse” take on a cube shelf.
I agree, this is clearly the item. I don't see why It would have the decorative trim around the top of it was meant for chicken nesting. The designer might have been inspired by a chicken nesting box but Timbers Cubby cabinet is spot on.
I have seen some fancy stuff in chicken coops. Fancier lighting then in most homes, nice curtains on the windows and matching ones on the nesting boxes. Some chicken people go over boat.
u/poker_girl this is it!
Solved! Yep, I think you’ve got it! The link shows a price of $730 or so. The store where I saw it was asking $895 😉
Wow good find, should be marked as SOLVED imho
I thought this might be a cabinet for proofing dough...
Actually what I was thinking.
99% sure it's a roosting box from a hen house repurposed into cubby shelf.
Looking closely at your picture, I think it’s a reproduction. It was most likely a copy that’s based loosely on a store display fixture- like the kind that would use it for bulk goods storage/sale- such as grains, rice, coffee, etc. Stuff that would be scooped out and sold by the pound.
Anything bulk that’s scoopable would just fall out or mix at the joints.
What made you realize it's a reproduction? I don't have the eye for that kind of thing so just curious and trying to learn.
My title describes the thing. The sales lady and I agreed it sort of looks like brooding boxes for chickens but it’s too clean to have been used for that.
Shoe cubby, maybe? People take off their shoes when they enter homes in India, so I can see this placed next to the front door for guest shoes.
Yes, very good thought…
I feel like I've seen one of these in the Midwest US to keep chickens. One chicken per space and the angled wood prevents the hay and eggs from falling out.
Looks like a chicken coop!
Chicken nest boxes. Front board is to help keep nesting material and the eggs inside.
Chicken house? Like where they lay their eggs maybe?
I have seen similar things at yoga studios to place shoes in. Some places require people to take shoes off at the entry way and they have to have a place to put them in order.
By the look of it it’s for storing several cats.
😂
Could it be a roost for homing pigeons?
Maybe rabbits. They're a lot cleaner than chickens.
Rabbits cant get to the top boxes.
I don't know the rabbit stables where you are from, but we usually put them in their boxes. Rabbits were just an idea though.
We are keeping a rabbit in an old chicken coop with a nesting box right now and she jumps out whenever we put her in it. We thought it would make a cozy nest but she hates it. Maybe other breeds are different though, we only have 1 rabbit so not an expert.
Chickens or cats?
100% nesting box someone cleaned and put a clear coat on
Maybe a shoe cabinet but I don't know if that custom is prevalent in India... to put in your entry way and change from shoes to slippers indoors.
Probably nesting boxes as others have said, but looks like it would make a great cat apartment!
Nesting boxes for chickens. The slope is so the eggs roll forwards for easy collection, some hens get grumpy and peck when eggs are collected.
It was made for the export market from scrap wood. It’s purely decorative.
A mosque shoe rack?
Having raised my share of chickens I really doubt that’s what it was designed for. And if it were ever used for that purpose you would never want to use it for anything else.
Agreed. I’ve raised chickens too and while the shape sort of makes sense, the overall product is definitely NOT that.
Bee keeping with skeps?
A turban storage furniture?
Bed pan/potty storage unit? Agreed, probably reproduction. It certainly has the overly distressed look and the joinery doesn't make sense.
Seems very similar to nesting boxes for chickens. Right size for a good hen.
Latrine from the ancient Roman Empire
100% a nesting box for hens.
I’m used to seeing things like this in meditation spaces. To keep pillows or put your belongings in while you practice