Curtains in my coop

[Calabogie chicken lady]

i thought i would put curtains on my egg laying boxes to give thm more privqcy, however since the weather is still -20 C they do not want to go into the boxes. I just got my chicks a week ago but they are 3 months old. They lay afew in the coop floor, i guess because it is too cold right now in the boxes and i have a heat lite in the coop.
I also painted a rooster on wall, to encourage them to lay more....

 

[NNYchick]

i thought i would put curtains on my egg laying boxes to give thm more privqcy, however since the weather is still -20 C they do not want to go into the boxes. I just got my chicks a week ago but they are 3 months old. They lay afew in the coop floor, i guess because it is too cold right now in the boxes and i have a heat lite in the coop.
I also painted a rooster on wall, to encourage them to lay more....

Have you tried fake eggs or gulf balls in the boxes to show them where to lay, this has worked for my young pullets.

 

[JeanetteDunn]

That's so cute! I like your Rooster pic, and the curtains!

 

[PirateGirl]

can you part the curtains open a bit to help them figure out they can go through them?

 

[hunthaven]

I put curtains on 2 of my 3 nesting boxes (I figured if they didn't like them, they could go in #3), but I tied them back with zip ties. They don't mind them a bit, and there is always the option of box #3. .

 

[Ms Clucky]

That is so funny. If I did that, my roosters would try and fight it or run the other way.

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Most chickens wouldn’t have the brains to know to push through those curtains. Open them up a bit so they can get through.
And try putting some fake eggs/ golf balls in each nest box to encourage them to lay there.

 

[DoeAndGander]

Love the pic!! I vote yes on encouragement A golf ball and parting my curtains definitely encouraged my ladies. Before that they had no clue!