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post #101 of 5228
6/17/12 at 9:29am
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There is not a doubt in my mind if I let mine free range the egg laying spot of choice would be the peak of the roof on top of the house. Nothing they would like better than watching my reaction as the eggs rolled down the roof and splattered on top of my truck. They are evil little heifers I tell you. So thats not possible since they stay locked in the coop and run . Instead they lay eggs  on the poop board. The floor would be fine with me. Nooooooooo....it has to be the poop board. Intentional? You better believe it is.

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post #102 of 5228
6/17/12 at 10:17am
I thought of adding a chute so the eggs could roll down, into the window, onto the counter...maybe you could do something like that on the roof. When my hens started laying they couldn't lay where I thought they should...where are your nest boxes anyway.
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post #103 of 5228
6/17/12 at 10:40am
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The nest boxes are 18" off the floor. The poop board is just under the roost which is about 4 feet off the floor. A couple of them use the nest boxes but possibly two of them don't. I snatched the problem child up the other morning and stuck her in the nest box. She laid in the box but I think it was because she couldn't wait any longer. Today I find another egg on the poop board. Can't watch them close enough to pinpoint who all is guilty but I know one of them that is. Its pure meaness.

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post #104 of 5228
6/17/12 at 12:31pm
Naw, they are just young and don't know what to do. Leave the eggs in the nest boxes for them...soon you will have so many eggs you will be giving them away.
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post #105 of 5228
6/17/12 at 6:43pm

Put a lip on both edges on the poop board so the eggs don't roll off and smash!

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post #106 of 5228
6/17/12 at 6:47pm
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I have a hard boiled egg in each nest box. Should I leave more of their eggs in the boxes too. Do you think the bad one will figure it out and start using the nest boxes on her own  or is she not likely to change her habit. I hope its just one doing that.

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post #107 of 5228
6/17/12 at 6:52pm
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Thanks animallover505 the egg has never rolled off. She lays it in the corner and I keep cardboard on top of the poop board to make cleaning easier. Its just not where I like to find eggs.

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post #108 of 5228
6/17/12 at 7:04pm
Yeh, they are saying - he's boiling our eggs don't lay over there....kidding, one egg is plenty. Can you move a nest box over to that corner? Have a pic of your coop and nest boxes.
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post #109 of 5228
6/17/12 at 7:17pm
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No they are white eggs (store eggs) I boiled  and they lay brown eggs. Can I move a nest box over there?.... Yes..... Will I move a nest box over there?.....No and you already know why. They will have it completely full of poop in about 15 minutes. They do stuff for spite. And putting a nest box on top of my poop board would be too much fun for those little rednecks. I was hoping she would realize there is a cleaner and more comfortable place to lay her eggs on her own

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post #110 of 5228
6/17/12 at 7:58pm
maybe if you talk nice to them, pet them and tell them what good hens they are, they will respond positively by laying eggs where you want..hahaha Actually, alot of people say a rooster doesn't have anything to do with the process, but he does. Mine will actually make a nest and sit in it some, making sure it's suitable, then stand guard while the hen lays. Interesting behavior.
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