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Yes put them off the floor, otherwise you can get hens eating eggs as they can see them in there when passing by if the boxes are low, and they may peck them out of curiosity. When boxes are off the floor hens generally go to them to lay only.

What's your set up look like? In general chicks don't bother with the nestboxes, but mine are 2-3 feet off the ground. If you have one of those small coops you will probably have problems because the boxes tend to be on the floor.