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Yes, you are right on the money! She really is acting strange, I thought at first she was getting sick with something, her droppings are HUGE & somewhat discolored, is this normal for a first time layer??

Well, we didn't open them soon enough!! the day before I had planned to open them, I was going about my normal rutine of cleaning the coop & THERE IT WAS!!! Our first EGG!! just under the roosting bar, in a make-shift nest. SO I opened the boxes, put a rubber mat down, straw & just a few mint...

Noted. Thank you!

Thank you all so much! I have mint (spearmint & peppermint) Lavender, & rosemary in pots on out deck so that's what I'll use, along with straw & a rubber mat under the straw for easy clean-up :)

so I am about to open our nesting boxes for the first time. Our chickens have been in the coop for almost 3months & the oldest in the flock are about 16wks, the youngest being 10wks. They all use the roost all night for the most part. Now, my question is: When I open the boxes what is better...