I have four nest boxes for what will be 15 layers. Right now I have 3 laying, 8 at should be laying yesterday stage.
From 7-9 am the last few days the coop is loud. Sounds almost like an egg song, but not quite. There’s one in the box. Two or three outside the box screaming their fool lungs off.
They will stop for a couple minutes, then start back up. Every time the layer in the box leaves, and the process starts again. This time with one less in the cheering section.
Is this normal? My last batch of hens didn’t do this. It’s like they think if they get loud enough, the box will magically empty. Mind you, there’s three identical boxes right next to it.
From 7-9 am the last few days the coop is loud. Sounds almost like an egg song, but not quite. There’s one in the box. Two or three outside the box screaming their fool lungs off.
They will stop for a couple minutes, then start back up. Every time the layer in the box leaves, and the process starts again. This time with one less in the cheering section.
Is this normal? My last batch of hens didn’t do this. It’s like they think if they get loud enough, the box will magically empty. Mind you, there’s three identical boxes right next to it.