Not laying in nest box still?

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gavpow

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Apr 12, 2015
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I recently ran a thread regarding my chickens not laying in their nest box but on their perch into the droppings tray. The nest boxes are on the ground floor and measure 12 x 12 approx and their perch is above this on the 1st floor so to speak.

Now after some good advice I have placed some comfortable bedding in the boxes and stopped putting wood shavings on the dropping tray, put a couple of the laid eggs in the boxes and partitioned the boxes off from the side with a piece of plywood making a kind of screen. Still no joy!!

I have 6 chickens in total all point of lay pullets but 2 have being laying for the past week and the others will soon follow. Any more advice would be much appreciated.

(I wasn't sure if I had to start a new thread with this or continue my last one as I'm still a little bit new to this!)

Cheers,
Gavin.
West Yorkshire UK.
 
Hi there again!!

I would start a thread in the behaivour and egg laying section of the forum. As this is the new member section you will continue to get greets rather than specific answers to your question. Here is the link > https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/18/chicken-behaviors-and-egglaying

It can take time for them to get things right with the egg laying especially as they are young pullets. I'm afraid it's perseverance that's needed in this situation. Even then once they get the knack of it they may still lay the odd egg in the wrong place, I know mine certainly do!!

Good luck with your new thread, I'm sure you will get lots of other tips.
 
Done it cheers for that. I've been clicking on all sorts trying to write a new thread but had to go back to my introduction message to post one. I'll get my head around it soon ha!

Gavin.
 
Gavin , nice to meet you. Hope you enjoy Backyard chickens as much as we do. You sound like me. I have to keep going back to check my posts, the brain is willing but, the fingers keep typing the wrong letters.
 
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Hi :welcome

To start a new thread go to the top of this thread and you should see a box that says "Start a new thread" click this then add your title for the thread and your intro underneath, hit submit and your thread should be started. Good luck I will keep an eye for your thread :thumbsup
 

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