Egg laying behaviour

[Patti3chics]

Hi there! Pls bear with me. I’m a newbie and this maybe long I have 3 BR. Just started laying 2 wks ago. So an egg a day. I made an addition to the coop cause I think it’s too small(pics incl). They-or one-lays in the new addition. There are 2 nesting boxings in the original coop which they don’t lay eggs in. Could it be the boxes are too small and they all won’t lay in the new area. I don’t know their laying habits. And wondering if they will only lay with ample room-maybe first come, first lay. If I make the OTHER nests bigger would they all lay? Or maybe the others are not ready yet. They're 20 wks. Plus I live in northern Alberta Canada 7 hrs natural light but I’ve put daylight bulbs in 12hrs. Thanks so much for your help!

 

[KingB]

They're still quite young. it's not uncommon for chickens to only start laying around 20 weeks so they might still..

 

[KingB]

The boxes look absolutely fine for them so just give it another week or two and see what happens

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Chickens often have a favorite nesting box. I have five boxes and anywhere from 6-10 active laying at any point in time, but the all prefer ONE box, and there is a plan B box if the first one is full, but it's rare for them to use the second.