One of our White Chantecler just started laying. She's been giving us one egg per day. First egg was on the floor. 2nd, 3rd and 4th have been in the dust bath.
When our Silkie started laying, she did the same, and then on to the poop board. She figured it out soon as we put her in the nesting box with some fake eggs.
This girl does not like being put in the nesting box.
My thoughts:
Experiment by putting some hay organized like a nest in the dust bath and see if she lays there, then show her a similar shape in the nest box with fake eggs and slowly remove the hay from the dust bath...
Any suggestions on progressions to get her to the nesting box? I don't want her to start a trend as the others come in to lay.
Thanks!
When our Silkie started laying, she did the same, and then on to the poop board. She figured it out soon as we put her in the nesting box with some fake eggs.
This girl does not like being put in the nesting box.
My thoughts:
Experiment by putting some hay organized like a nest in the dust bath and see if she lays there, then show her a similar shape in the nest box with fake eggs and slowly remove the hay from the dust bath...
Any suggestions on progressions to get her to the nesting box? I don't want her to start a trend as the others come in to lay.
Thanks!