And so it begins... integration

[Lor]

More pics...

 

[Iluveggers]

Will 4 be enough for 11 hens when the littles start laying?

Yes. They may still all want the same one, but 1 per 4-5 chickens is usually recommended and you have way more than that!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Great thread, we both went through integration at about the same time and lived

 

[Lor]

Run

Yes. They may still all want the same one, but 1 per 4-5 chickens is usually recommended and you have way more than that!

I can't imagine that going well, LOL
I might buy some fake eggs to convince to use more than one box.

 

[Lor]

Great thread, we both went through integration at about the same time and lived

Feels like it's been going on longer than it has.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Feels like it's been going on longer than it has.

I hear ya! Mine are about to be 16 weeks old, so the majority of the drama has subsided, lol, this is my second integration, so trust me when I say that it gets less nerve racking every time

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Run

I can't imagine that going well, LOL
I might buy some fake eggs to convince to use more than one box.

I put a few of my husband's golf balls in there

 

[3KillerBs]

I put a few of my husband's golf balls in there

I live in a golf resort area so golf balls are cheap at thrift stores. All my nests have golf balls in them as nest eggs.

 

[rayrose]

Bigs area. There are 4 nest boxes but angle shows 2.
Will 4 be enough for 11 hens when the littles start laying?

Probably not. You may have to direct traffic or put up with a lot of
squawking.

 

[Lor]

Probably not. You may have to direct traffic or put up with a lot of
squawking.

I have some square buckets I could add in the coop if need be.