Egg just seems to fall out while hen is walking!

SeattleLeah

Chirping
7 Years
Jul 17, 2012
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Seattle, WA
I have a Exec Leghorn hen who lays her egg on the dirt in the run almost every single day. I have seen her do it and it just kind of falls out while she is walking. She also makes a big fuss in the next box every day and sings a loud egg song, although usually she has already laid her egg on the ground earlier so nothing comes of her nest box antics. Very occasionally she will actually get one in the nest box. I sometimes find her eggs on the ground under the roost as well. Whats up with this? I used to think it was just her adjusting to laying when she was younger but I would have thought she'd have gotten the hang of it by now!
 
If she is dropping an egg each morning on the ground on purpose why does she spend an hour each afternoon in the nest box,making a big ruckus with her egg song?
 
If she is dropping an egg each morning on the ground on purpose why does she spend an hour each afternoon in the nest box,making a big ruckus with her egg song?
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Good question.

Hopefully someone will chime in here with the answer.
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Im hoping to see some good answers i have the same problem i just today added a lite in the coop mabey they will be able to find the boxes now whereas it was always dark an i was thinkibg thats y the eggs were dropped on the floor i also added a 5 gal nest box on the floor corner of the coop i am just as lost an irritated as seattle!!
 

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