nest box advice

  1. J

    Hens not using nesting boxes after hatching chicks

    Hi! I have 5 - one year old silkies who all went broody at one time or another for the past 4 months. After successfully breaking them, they all went broody again. I decided to just let them all sit on eggs, and successfully hatched 8 chicks. 4 that are about 2 months old, and 4 that are 6 weeks...
  2. GodLovesU

    How to Encourage Nest Box Laying

    I recently bought my chickens a three section nest box. It’s a rollaway, because my chickens keep eating their own eggs. I had put artificial eggs in each box, secured with putty. I cleaned the coop today and put a layer of wood shavings in each nest. I put a thin layer of wood chips in the...
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