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Sorry, it just goes to show how little those that make and sell chicken product think about the actual flock behaviour of backyard chickens as opossed to battery hens. It also shows that anyone should spend at least a week reading BYC and asking questions before getting thier first chooks or...

yes most commercial nest boxes really don't suit hens. If you watch when your hens lay and its about the same time for all of them you need a box big enough for at least 3/4 of them to fit into or they will indeed suffocate each other, or break each others neck while trying to lay there egg...