We found an egg in the morning and one in the evening yesterday! Both brown, but Lord knows who's responsible!!
So last evening before dark, I put straw in the nest boxes and removed the blanket that was covering them. I left the chickens in until 10 this morning. When I went down to check, no eggs, but they had spread some of the straw all over the coop floor (there's still plenty in the nests). But we let them out and will check in a little bit to see if they laid any outside again, but the $64,000 question is:
How do I get them to lay in the nest boxes in the coop?
They're free all day, they have a feeder but no waterer int he coop (I could hang a waterer in there if needed), and they rarely go in the coop during the day. They go in on their own at dark. Any hints? I know to put golf balls in there, but does that really do it?
Thanks, Eggsperts!!
So last evening before dark, I put straw in the nest boxes and removed the blanket that was covering them. I left the chickens in until 10 this morning. When I went down to check, no eggs, but they had spread some of the straw all over the coop floor (there's still plenty in the nests). But we let them out and will check in a little bit to see if they laid any outside again, but the $64,000 question is:
How do I get them to lay in the nest boxes in the coop?
They're free all day, they have a feeder but no waterer int he coop (I could hang a waterer in there if needed), and they rarely go in the coop during the day. They go in on their own at dark. Any hints? I know to put golf balls in there, but does that really do it?
Thanks, Eggsperts!!