Can anyone tell me if there's kinda a certain time chickens lay eggs.. like at dawn or something?? Sorry to be SO dumb but I've never had chickens before and my two girls are 19 wks and getting close I think. I ask this BECAUSE our coop in inside our screened lanai. I physically take them out to the enclosed area in our backyard every morning about 8:00 and bring them back in about 2:00 when it starts to get too hot (we're in Florida!). My concern is that they'll start laying eggs in the grass instead of in their nest in the coop?? Outside they DO have a little house to get in for protection from aerial predators, however we left it without a floor and put it where it's half grass and half sand so they can be safe, yet also peck and sand bathe!! Can anyone tell me what they think about this situation?? They have an awesome private two nests in their coop that I'd SO love them to utilize!! Thanks!!
