faerydust16
Songster
Ooo... yeah I made a big nest box for her too! BratThe easiest way with new hens is placing fake eggs in the nest box. Golf balls work too, or you can place their own eggs in it. Be sure to date the eggs if they are real. I have seen hens lay in rocks before and even try to brood a rock, crazy. Be sure to show them where it is. Sometimes, a good rooster will call his girls and tell them "LOOK its here! A nest! and look it has eggs!" Both my fellas will sit with a hen that's laying, even in the box if its roomy enough. Its usually a mature rooster, I've never seen a cockerel do it.