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Quote: Thinking I might add some hay to a milk crate and tuck that in there for today. The rush has slowed down now and only one box has two hens in it. I haven't removed eggs yet, hoping for a broody. Just hope I don't end up with any broken eggs from the scuffle. Silly girls.

Quote: I would, my nestboxes are extra large covered litter pans, so I could run to town and buy some; except I'm hoping this is a rare occurence. I have plans for the space where I would have to put any more nestboxes - more chicks in May! If this keeps up for more than a day or two, I...

I have 13 hens and they've had four nestboxes since they started laying, about 19 months ago. Four has always been enough. Today, however, is one of those days. I was just out to the coop and there's a run on nestboxes. Two boxes are holding three hens a piece. Two boxes are holding two...