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  1. woodmort

    How do you teach a chicken to lay in the nest boxes???

    I have a theory as well in regard to using shavings in the nesting boxes. I think using them does not give the birds a distinct idea of where to lay. I use straw in the nesting boxes and shavings on the floor and rarely have a problem other than an odd egg here or there that gets dropped...
  2. woodmort

    How do you teach a chicken to lay in the nest boxes???

    Using golf balls or fake eggs will help but isn't always 100% reliable. My birds have been laying in the nest boxes since midSeptember but this morning I found an egg on the floor. Sometimes the box is full of other birds and sometime the egg may surprise them. Remember too that their...
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