Who says Chickens Won't Share Nestboxes? Pictures Included!!

mattmatts-momma

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12 Years
Jan 13, 2008
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I just went out to check for eggs this morning and this is what I saw. This is the cutest site! There was one more chicken waiting her turn in the doorway! I guess this explains why I am getting all my eggs earlier. There was one day last week, the last egg I got was at 7:30 PM!!

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I need to take some pix of MY broodies! I have an old TV cabinet I use for the bantams, and they are crammed in there. There may be room for a couple of standard gals, but those bantams are squished together! They are my cochins and silkies, btw.
 
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I have 7 hens, 2 nestboxes should be enough, right? I think the RIR likes to hangout in the box for a long time after she lays. She's slowing the other ladies down!!
 
I have four nest boxes and they still crowd in two at a time. There will be plenty of open nests but ladies doubled up and waiting in line for the "good" nests. The only thing that seems to seperate the nests is they all prefer the lower ones, the top two almost never have an egg.
 
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