how to keep eggs from freezing in nesting box!?

[Jsisso]

They will lay in there own time. the winter could be the reason they aren't so ready but give it time.

 

[jerry s]

you could use electric pipe wrap , run it through the nest box'es someway. Just an idea!!

 

[RonP]

We had a week of temps never above freezing.

Not all that cold compared to some, but still below freezing...

I didn't lose a single egg due to cracking.

Fact is, not once was an egg below 40F.

The heated nesting boxes are working very well.

 

[jimjoedad]

One of my girls lays on top of the box,her eggs are always cracked, the others lay inside the box their eggs are fine

 

[RonP]

One of my girls lays on top of the box,her eggs are always cracked, the others lay inside the box their eggs are fine

That's actually quite funny

 

[CreekWindFarm]

First year pullets can lay all winter without extra light.
Gathering eggs multiple times a day is great for those who don't have to leave home to work all day.

Yes we are lucky my husband is a salesman that works out of the house. But even when he's gone for several days at a time, I check before I leave for work and when I get home. So far, so good.

 

[jerry s]

A quick fix, Hand warmers, lay one under nesting materal They last about 10 hr's ,Wal Mart cheep a buck or two PS Im from Calumet Mich, I now live in Kingston TN.

 

[SixChickFlock]

I have 4 Buff ORP and 2 started laying on Xmas eve. They are all 32 weeks old. Do I have to worry about the other 2 being egg bound??? Or are the just not ready?

Probably just not ready. I raised 6 from days old chicks. Five started laying in the summer. The sixth one just started laying huge eggs 3 weeks ago.

 

[RonP]

Update:

We have had an unusually cold February for my area, many day temperatures only in the teens.

My schedule allows egg collection once around 8AM and once around 8PM.

The heated nest boxes are working as designed, flawlessly!

This year to date I have had 0 frozen eggs, whereas last year I had literally dozens...

My coldest recorded egg temperatures was 33F, significantly above the 28F threshold for egg freezing.

That particular day, daytime high temperatures in the coop were in the low teens, and the eggs were collected at 8:30pm.

 

[yooper coop]

Wrll got thrue my first winter, lost a few eggs due to 30 below zero nights, but all in all been very successful. Just get the eggs twice a day and a.couple broody hens helped out.