Interesting idea of locking them into the coop for a few days, that should at least eliminate the sneaky nest laying idea and retrain them to using the laying boxes.
Ive been allowing them to nuke snails and bugs in our garden, plus they have scratch mix on tap.
Wondering if its worth adding...
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My 8 new hampshires are a fairly happy bunch. Recently egg production has dropped from 6/day to about 2/day.
Its summer here, temps around 30C so not super hot. Plenty of shade around the yard, plenty of water and food and grit for them. They have a huge comfy chook house and free roam our...