First egg in a nest

[daddy_roo]

I was so excited, today I came home from work to find an egg in the nest I dug into the ground. Not only that but there was a hen on the nest. This was the first time I ever had to get a hen off the nest. I found out that she did not even remotely like the idea of me taking the egg out from under her. She squaked and squeeled, and followed me while I was in the coop. It was kinda funny.

 

[10 point]

congratz

 

[t/m]

How egg-citing!!! Congratulations!! I'm new to all this chicken stuff, why did you dig a nest? I've only heard of nest boxes ...and some chickens ignoring them! Are yours free rangers? Thanks.

 

[soccerbabiesmama]

 

[daddy_roo]

No My chickens do not free roam because I live in the city limits. They are kept in a coop that I have built under my mother in laws back porch(that is a walk out) I have 6 hens and 2 roos and could not get any of them to even look at the nest. So I dug it into the ground to put it on their level just to get them started using it. So far I have gotten 2 eggs in it. I dug it in about a week ago, and they just started laying eggs in it. I caught a few of them early on laying down in it, but not laying eggs.