All of mine follow the golf balls, at least until the 1st egg is laid. Then thry lay where the egg is, lol. Everyday, like the good "rooster" i am, i fix the nests just the way they like it, lol.
Here was my 1st attempt at nesting boxes. External access, 3 different nesting materials and golf balls that was my secret to getting all of them to all lay in the 1 oppisite of the coop door no matter the nesting materials.
In my new coop i had a false wall of sorts that i just covered in...