i have 4 chickens and they all are finally laying eggs...the last one to lay has been laying hers on the ground is this normal??? just wondering
Is it normal for a chicken to lay eggs on the ground?
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If they just began laying, it's normal for them to lay eggs on the ground at first. One way you can get them to lay eggs in the nest box it by putting a golf ball, plastic easter egg, or something like that in the nest box.
Good luck!
Good luck!
My free-range birds construct nest on ground in what are usually protected locations. They will use elevated nest boxes when available, especially if available ground sites are exposed. When we keep larger numbers of birds in confined areas the nest boxes are best option available.
Yep. I adopted a flock of 2yr old barred rocks. Doesn't matter what I provide, they lay where they want (they weren't taught or given egg boxes by the original owners). I actually have one little lady that lays in the SNOW!!
Squat and pop!...but it's gotta be COLD!!
Squat and pop!...but it's gotta be COLD!!
The abnormal place for a hen to lay is in an elevated nest box. In nature all hens (well almost all hens) will lay and sit on the ground. The eggs incubate and hatch better incontact with dirt than they do in a bone dry box of straw or wood shavings.
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