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Thanks -- worked like a charm. Felt really bad locking up the one chicken until she had her egg, but she seems to have forgiven me and voluntarily went into her box this morning to do her business.

Any ideas on how I can retrain two of my hens to my preferred egg-laying spot?? Just this morning, I stalked my RIR into my neighbor's yard and found her spot where she had six eggs just sitting there and plopped her seventh right on top. My PR has taken to a spot under the barbeque. Both of...

Quote: Oh, Mark - I only wish that was the reality of it!!!!!

I hear you. It will be murder to keep my 4-year old from running outside as soon as she wakes to go let the hens out and carry them around.

We are new chicken owners - our 3 hens are 6 months old and we got our first eggs this week!!! I have the hens out in the yard during the day and in their coop at night. My mother expressed concern over my allowing my two children to play out in the yard where the hens have pooped freely. She...