So how long should she cop a squat? Or sit on the nest? I've never timed them. Though, when I was trying to take one to work, it was almost an hour of her sitting before she got up. I only knew she was up because I heard her sing as I was getting in the truck. Sans chicken.
I've had the same problem recently. I've found one of my new girls laying on my glass picnic table. Found six eggs. There has been boxes on the table, so I didn't think to look there, until I caught one in the act. They had been laying in the nest box, so I'm not sure why they switched. My...
I'm currently using straw, but have used pine savings as well. There is no lip to the boxes. That would probably help. It hadn't been to much of an issue till this round of new gals.
I was referring to the wood floor if the nest box attached to the coop.
Thanks all for your help. The double up...
Anyone else having these issues? My girls are constantly scratching out the bedding from the nest boxes. They lay on the bare floor. They also only use one box. The other very weird thing I've discovered is two girls using the same nest box at the same time. Usually it's the two biggest...
1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I'm not supper new to chickens. I got my first two ladies Easter of 2019. My niece thought it would be a good idea to get everyone chicks. (She did have someone to take the birds if we didn't want to keep them.) I kept two and...