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    chickens hogging one nesting box and other issues

    I put a strip of wood in front of the boxes so they have to actually climb into them. This keeps them from scratching all the chip bedding I put in there out into the coop. This seems to be letting them get settled in and they seem more relaxed without three chickens trying to get in the same...
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    chickens hogging one nesting box and other issues

    I ordered some ceramic eggs and am going to put one in each box. I am also checking them on a more regular basis. Out of 11 birds I'm only getting 7 eggs per day, so yes, there are some that aren't laying. Hopefully this will eventually iron itself out. Thanks for the input concerning the non...
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    chickens hogging one nesting box and other issues

    I have a 5x10 coop with a 4 nesting box end. Each box is separated. My RIR have recently started laying but they are hogging one end box. I tried blocking off the box and all hell broke loose so I instead removed the dividers so it was one big box, instead of 4 individual boxes. They stopped...
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