Nest box system with movable nest floor

A bird nest box system comprising:

• a housing defining a nesting enclosure, the nesting enclosure defining a front opening for a bird to enter and exit the nesting enclosure and an egg outlet at a back of the nesting enclosure;
• a movable nest floor having a front end and a back end;
• and a floor movement mechanism, the nest floor being mounted within the nesting enclosure and over the floor movement mechanism, the floor movement mechanism comprising:
• a driveshaft;
• and
• at least one floor actuation member coupled to the driveshaft and rotatable by the driveshaft to move the nest floor, wherein the at least one floor actuation member comprises a lift arm coupled to the driveshaft and having a distal end positioned to engage the nest floor forward of a center of gravity of the nest floor and lift the nest floor, the system further comprising a sliding pivot mechanism coupling the nest floor to the housing, the sliding pivot mechanism being positioned forward of the distal end of the lift arm,
• wherein, with the nest floor in a lowered floor position, initial rotation of the driveshaft in a first direction raises the distal end of the lift arm, the distal end engaging the nest floor forward of a center of gravity of the nest floor, to raise a front portion of the nest floor, thereby tilting the nest floor toward the egg outlet, the sliding pivot mechanism allowing limited vertical and upward movement of the front portion of the nest floor;
• and
• continued rotation of the driveshaft in the first direction further raises the distal end of the lift arm to raise the back end of the nest floor above the front end, thereby rotating the nest floor toward the front opening and to a raised floor position, the sliding pivot mechanism allowing the nest floor to rotate about the sliding pivot mechanism.

A bird nest box system comprising:

• a housing defining a nesting enclosure, the nesting enclosure defining a front opening for a bird to enter and exit the nesting enclosure and an egg outlet at a back of the nesting enclosure;
• a movable nest floor having a front end and a back end;
• and a floor movement mechanism, the nest floor being mounted within the nesting enclosure and over the floor movement mechanism, the floor movement mechanism comprising:
• a driveshaft;
• and
• at least one floor actuation member coupled to the driveshaft and rotatable by the driveshaft to move the nest floor,
• wherein, with the nest floor in a lowered floor position, initial rotation of the driveshaft in a first direction moves at least one of said at least one floor actuation member to tilt the nest floor toward the egg outlet;
• and
• continued rotation of the driveshaft in the first direction moves the at least one floor actuation member to raise the back end of the nest floor above the front end, thereby rotating the nest floor toward the front opening and to a raised floor position,
• wherein the at least one floor actuation member comprises a lift cam member mounted to the driveshaft, wherein the nest floor further comprises a cam follower and the lift cam member engages the cam follower, a position of the cam follower being adjustable along a lengthwise direction of the nest floor to thereby adjust the angle of inclination for the lowered floor position.

An adjustable floor system for a nest box, the system comprising:

• a nest floor having a front end and a back end;
• and
• a floor movement mechanism, the nest floor being mounted over the floor movement mechanism, the floor movement mechanism comprising
• a driveshaft;
• and
• at least one floor actuation member coupled to the driveshaft and rotatable by the driveshaft to move the nest floor, wherein the at least one floor actuation member comprises a lift cam member mounted to the driveshaft and at least one lift arm, wherein the lift cam member comprises a nose portion, a heel portion, and a ramp extending from the heel portion to the nose portion,
• wherein, with the nest floor in a lowered floor position, a front portion of the nest floor rests on the heel portion or the ramp of the lift cam member, and initial rotation of the driveshaft in a first direction rotates the nose portion of the lift cam member to engage the nest floor, thereby raising the front end of the nest floor and tilting the nest floor toward the back end of the nest floor;
• and
• continued rotation of the driveshaft in the first direction moves the lift arm to raise the back end of the nest floor above the front end, thereby rotating the nest floor toward the front end of the nest floor and to a raised floor position.

A bird nest box system comprising:

• a housing defining a nesting enclosure, the nesting enclosure defining a front opening for a bird to enter and exit the enclosure and an egg outlet at a back of the nesting enclosure;
• a movable nest floor having a front end and a back end;
• and a floor movement mechanism, the nest floor being mounted within the nesting enclosure and over the floor movement mechanism, the floor movement mechanism comprising:
• a driveshaft;
• and
• at least one floor actuation member coupled to the driveshaft and rotatable by the driveshaft to move the nest floor, wherein the at least one floor actuation member comprises a lift arm having a guide member at a distal end of the lift arm that engages the nest floor, the nest floor comprising a bracket having a slot defined therein, the guide member engaging the slot,
• wherein rotation of the driveshaft rotates the at least one floor actuation member to move the nest floor between a lowered floor position and a raised floor position, and wherein moving the nest floor to the raised floor position rotates the nest floor toward the front opening and past 90 degrees relative to a horizontal plane, the guide member and the slot maintaining engagement of the lift arm and the nest floor when the nest floor is rotated past 90 degrees relative to the horizontal plane.

A bird nest box system comprising:

• a housing defining a nesting enclosure, the nesting enclosure defining a front opening for a bird to enter and exit the enclosure and an egg outlet at a back of the nesting enclosure;
• a movable nest floor having a front end and a back end;
• and a floor movement mechanism, the nest floor being mounted within the nesting enclosure and over the floor movement mechanism, the floor movement mechanism comprising:
• a driveshaft;
• and
• at least one floor actuation member coupled to the driveshaft and rotatable by the driveshaft to move the nest floor,
• wherein, rotation of the driveshaft rotates the at least one floor actuation member to move the nest floor between a lowered floor position and a raised floor position, and
• wherein, in the lowered position, the back end of the nest floor is at an elevation lower than the front end, such that the nest floor is inclined from the back end to the front end at an angle of inclination, and wherein the angle of inclination for the lowered floor position is adjustable, and
• wherein the at least one actuation member comprises a lift cam member mounted to the driveshaft, wherein the nest floor further comprises a cam follower and the lift cam member engages the cam follower, a position of the cam follower being adjustable along a lengthwise direction of the nest floor to thereby adjust the angle of inclination for the lowered floor position.