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Chickens certainly have their own opinions about where to lay their eggs. Sometimes it's hard to understand their reasoning. I've read that it helps to put some fake eggs in the nestboxes where you want to encourage them to lay. I guess the hen sees the fake egg and thinks "hmm, another hen thought this was a good place to lay, so it must be a good place!"
I've noticed my hens are creatures of habit and hate it when I move around our nestboxes. Yours might be annoyed that their usual laying place is occupied, and haven't yet figured out where their next favored place to lay should be.
Chickens certainly have their own opinions about where to lay their eggs. Sometimes it's hard to understand their reasoning. I've read that it helps to put some fake eggs in the nestboxes where you want to encourage them to lay. I guess the hen sees the fake egg and thinks "hmm, another hen thought this was a good place to lay, so it must be a good place!"
I've noticed my hens are creatures of habit and hate it when I move around our nestboxes. Yours might be annoyed that their usual laying place is occupied, and haven't yet figured out where their next favored place to lay should be.
