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We bought an exterior double nest box and added it to the coop. Since then, they've started laying in it but not sleeping there. They either roost or sleep where they used to lay their eggs. Now my problem is my young Marans who's just starting laying is afraid to go in the coop when a big...

Can I ask why this is a problem? Only one of my 3 hens roosts. The other two snuggle next to the nesting box. They never use the nesting box to lay, they lay in the same spot they sleep or when they're feeling mean they lay at the farthest corner of the coop so I have to lean in over the...