Chickens going into nesting boxes but not laying

[Hannah J]

Does anyone know why my chickens for at least the past month have been going into their nesting boxes like normal but then coming out without laying an egg. My Easter Eggers are laying perfectly normal but my barred rocks and Rhode Island reds are almost not laying at all. I also have 6 new chickens and one off the Easter Eggers just start laying but she keeps laying in the run. Last time, they started laying in the coop on their own. Is there anything I can do to encourage her to lay in the coop?

 

[Debbie292d]

Laying eggs anywhere but the nest is common with new layers. I've never done anything different because after a day or two, they started using the nests. When it's a persistent problem, some I've heard put a couple of fake eggs or golf balls in their nests to encourage them.

There are a lot of reasons why they may have been laying but stopped, but the heat is probably the culprit.

We have an air-conditioned breeding coop, and they are all still laying. In the other coop that's not air-conditioned, they've all but stopped.

Good luck!

 

[Hannah J]

K honestly I’m more worried about why my 2 year old chickens are going into the eating boxes and then not laying. I get maybe 1 brown egg a week and I have 4 brown laying hens