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Thanks for the advice! I am using a board to block the nesting boxes at night, then I remove it after dark, while they sleep. (Boxes are adjacent to the roost) So far it is working well. Boxes are open for egg laying at sun up. We have two boxes for 3 hens. I will get some decoy eggs ASAP...

Thank you for your reply. I apologize for getting off topic. I will try blocking the nesting boxes tonight before they go in. Nesting boxes are adjacent to the roost. There is a tray underneath the roost with pine shavings. I found an egg in there this morning. (First one!) Maybe I'll nix the...

Thanks. I realized this was very off topic in your thread. I appreciate the advice! I am going to attempt to block off the nesting boxes (adjacent to the roost) by night. I got an egg today and it was nowhere near the boxes. I like the idea that thousands of years ago, someone may have been in...

That was a great read! I really don't want to be a daily poop scooper! My hens are only 18 weeks, & not laying yet... While I hope to see eggs in the nesting box each day and night, I find piles of waste. Pine shavings make the scoop a cinch and the compost is 8 feet away. But some days are...

(1) I am new to owning chickens. I have enjoyed "chicken-sitting" in my town over the Winter. (2) Right now we have 3 Red Cross hens. (3) White rock mixed with RIR. (4) We are utilizing a pre-fab coop from BYC inside of a giant pen/run. (5) I am studying radiology at a community college. I...