one chicken lays her egg on the floor everyday

[ChuckT]

Ummm we have silkies 6 of them 2 are laying , they have just started laying for the first time
and one of them is laying on the floor of the coop which has 2 nesting boxes.

I put 2 nesting boxes in the run which are under cover but are still in the open.
Do they need some more privacy as they have checked them out but have not used them yet ???

I followed the floor laying chook into the coop and with a small net kinda held her in the nesting
box , but she did nothing for about 10 minutes so I gave up and she just took off.
But later I watch her go back and yes she layed an egg on the floor again.

 

[Coopoutback]

Hello, I have 4 birds that just started laying and they all laying on the floor. I have one plastic nesting box that I got from tractor supply. They have no intrest in it. What do I do??

 

[dclark]

Hello, I have 4 birds that just started laying and they all laying on the floor. I have one plastic nesting box that I got from tractor supply. They have no intrest in it. What do I do??

Put a golf ball or fake egg in the box and they will start laying in the box.

 

[Coopoutback]

Tried that. But still no luck. Do you think I should change the bedding? I use shredded hey.

 

[ChuckT]

I do not know if this will help but we use saw-dust in their sleeping area, we buy it from our local pet and feed store.

We use nesting straw in the nesting boxes which we also get from the store.

We also placed plastic 1 egg in each of the nests, but once they started laying we took them out.

We did have one hen that layed on the floor in the saw-dust but just stopped do it after awhile?

Its funny but we have 5 nests for our 6 silkies and they only lay in the SAME nest in the Coop ? funny that.

 

[Coopoutback]

I will try the sawdust. I have only one egg box for 4 birds. Do you think I should add 1 more? I heard that sometimes they will all use the same box.

 

[Coopoutback]

My hens are all still laying on the floor . I've tried everything. Can anyone suggest a way to get them in the box to lay?

 

[cl0udydaze]

put some golf balls in the nest boxes or you can buy fake eggs maybe they will see and get the idea

 

[SirBroderick]

I have been watching my girls for a while and I reckon that they weren't laying on the floor at all.
I installed a triple nest, nesting box in the wall and I suspect the three boxes are too small for the RIR's to turn around in so they get stuck head first with their butt hanging out and when they gotta go... the eggs drop down to the floor.
Yea me...!