Are chicken all lay eggs in the same egg box why?

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For the most part, hens lay in the same nesting box because when they see another egg, their motherly instinct kicks in, and they want to lay in that spot. This is why some people use fake eggs to get their hens to lay eggs in the nest boxes. My suggestion for someone who is annoyed about their chickens squabbling over nest boxes, is to make a single nest box. This means there are no walls to separate the hens. It's just one big nesting box. If you do this, make sure the opening to the nest box is small, so the hen inside the nest box feels secure, and safe. I hope this helps.
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Yes, it's very common for one box to be the most popular and for the hens to wait in line to use it....sometimes quite impatiently.
 
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Hi :welcome @chickendinner10

Glad you could join us here! I too have the same thing here, everyone wants the same box and often squabbles can erupt if someone is taking too long!!

Wishing you the very best of luck for the future and enjoy your time here on BYC :frow
 
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For clarification, we had built a 3 foot long trough as the chicken box. The chickens arranged 3 nests side by side but usually sat on the same one at different times, though sometimes we would find them sitting at the same time in separate nests or eggs in separate nests. One day I saw 2 chickens sitting side by side in the same one! Another time I saw one standing slightly to push an egg out while another chicken was trying to nudge its way onto the same nest! Chickens are funny!
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