Roll-Out Nest Boxes

Had anyone had any luck with DIY roll-out nest boxes? I'm having the hardest time decent plans to study to develop my own. Also, has anyone used any kind of angled gutter to collect them all in one place without breakage?

Great question, I'd also like to hear about any good plans that might be out there.

yeah i've made a couple. the first one just had a slanted plywood floor, which worked fine at first but over time the chickens' claws wallowed out the grain of the plywood and the eggs would hang up on it. The second one I made also had a slanted plywood floor, but each nest box has a removable kitchen cutting mat covering the bottom, which stands up to their claws and is easy to remove to clean off any chicken poop or anything else that gets stuck on there.

There's not much to say other than they're just a box that's tilted, with a little opening at the bottom and a tray to catch the eggs.

If you get on Richard Perkins' email list, you can sometimes get his plans for free. His are built out of plywood and  are a good design.

You want to be sure to have a large enough opening so the eggs don't get stuck, but not so big that the hens can still reach through and eat the eggs in the roll-out tray.

Alternately you could, of course, buy a roll-out nest. My brother makes aluminum ones. I sell them on my website (for those located in Canada): https://www.bountywoodsfarm.ca/product/roll-out-chicken-nest/.

I have made two, and I'm planning on making #3 soon. #1 was one of my first woodworking projects. It was made totally out of what ever I found. It was 5' wide about 18" deep counting the egg tray, and about 31/2, 4' high. It had 4 nesting boxes. Though it was obvious I'm not a builder, it worked very well. The problem was all that scrounged wood was impossible to clean.  We used it for many years before I built a new one. Sorry I don't have a picture of this one.
#2 is basically the same dimensions. Except I made two levels totalling 8 nesting boxes. The major difference is it tilts to the front (I don't know why I thought this was a good idea) and I lined it with an inexpensive linoleum. It's very easy to clean. I like that part. The rolling to the front was a terrible idea. It rolls the egg right in front of the hen. Almost encouraging them to peck it. This one is only a few years old, and it's got to go. I do have chicken wire from the top of the nesting box to the top of the coop, this is the area I have the fan to keep the chickens cool in the summer. It also keeps them from pooping all over the top.
#3 I'm still a major amateur, but I hope I've learned a little over the years. The dimensions will basically be the same. Our coop is 5' wide, so the box goes on the end. The 1'X1' nesting box seems to be a good size, with 4 to 6" for the egg tray. That will definitely be in the back. I'm going back to 4 boxes because they seem to choose two, and no matter how many hens I have they all want to use the same two.  I've got coated hard wire cloth. I'm going to use this for the bottom. I think it will make it super easy to clean, and maybe discourage them from sleeping in them. If it doesn't work I can always line it with linoleum.  Of course there will be a place of wood across the front with a board ladder to make the boxes easy to access, and a lid with a hinge to protect the eggs, but make it easy to get.
It's not a hard build. Basically it's a large box sectioned off. The front,or back legs are longer than the opposite. If the angle isn't right a piece of wood, or brick can solve the angle problem.  There's lots of videos on YouTube if you need plans. Good luck