Patent ID: 8015946

Claim:
A cage free nest comprising: first and second sidewalls defining an entranceway into an interior compartment provided between said first and second sidewalls; an egg tray positioned within said interior compartment, spaced from said entranceway, and extending generally between said first and second sidewalls; and a nest bottom having a first portion that slopes generally upwardly from proximate said egg tray toward said entranceway, said nest bottom further having a second portion that is raised relative to said first portion and that is proximate to or within said entranceway, said nest bottom has first and second end portions, said first end portion being operatively associated with said egg tray such that said first portion slopes generally upwardly from said first end portion to said second end portion, said second portion is generally formed in a U-shaped configuration such that it generally curves upwardly and outwardly from said first portion and then generally curves downwardly and outwardly to said second end portion.