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post #11 of 12
7/4/12 at 8:25am

On the weekends, I will check the nest boxes and move any egg I find to a different box. This 'encourages' the girls (I have only 4...) to lay in that box. Occasionally, I will find eggs in multiple boxes because of my 'encouragement.' But with your numbers, I'd gravitate to the fake egg option. Good luck.
 

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post #12 of 12
7/9/12 at 10:48am

Okay, slightly new question...Silver layed an egg the day after we brought her home and another 2 days after (in the nest box) but now it's been like 4-5 days and no egg...she is about 5ish years old so is this normal, sporadic, old hen laying behavior or should I be worried?

5 hens: 1 RIR, 1 BR, 1 White Leghorn, 1 Ameracauna and 1 SLW. 2 Indian Runner females, a black kitty and a bf that puts up with all my bird crazies!

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5 hens: 1 RIR, 1 BR, 1 White Leghorn, 1 Ameracauna and 1 SLW. 2 Indian Runner females, a black kitty and a bf that puts up with all my bird crazies!

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