Are They more apt to laying eggs if they are closer to their boxes all the time?
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Well said!Whether they are fenced or not is going to make absolutely no difference in how many eggs they lay. It’s possible a free ranging hen will hide her nest from you, but most still go back to the coop to lay.
Heredity, whether she is molting or not, heredity, what she eats, heredity, the weather, and heredity will make a difference in how many eggs she lays. Whether she is near her nest or not has absolutely no influence. She will walk back to her nest when the egg is ready to come.
You might think about it this way. If you are pregnant and the baby starts to come, it will come whether you are near a hospital with a maternity ward or not. And living near a hospital with a maternity ward will not cause you to become pregnant more often.
Well the eggs are healthier, as well as the birds if free ranged.I found no difference between free ranging and confining them to a run, except I no longer have to go on egg hunts! I had some persistent hens who would hide their nests in the weirdest spots...........
Depending on the range, that could be true. But I though the OP was asking about production only.Well the eggs are healthier, as well as the birds if free ranged.
Depending on the range, that could be true. But I though the OP was asking about production only.
I was just adding to your comment about there being no differenceDepending on the range, that could be true. But I though the OP was asking about production only.