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    Older hens hogging the roost

    Thanks for the welcome! I will try moving the pullets tonight.
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    All 8 only using 1 nesting box?

    I have 17 hens, 5 of them laying now. They all use the same box. I'm hoping all 17 don't try to use the same box. I have seen hens sitting in other boxes, but they wait to lay until the "good" box is free. I have wooden eggs in the other boxes trying to entice them there.
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    Older hens hogging the roost

    I have two older hens and 15 new hens born this spring. I have two roosts that are each 10 ft. The older hens will not let the younger ones on their roost. So, the younger ones are crammed on one roost. The young ones are getting bigger and this isn't going to work much longer. Is there a...
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