FIRST EGG?? now what?!

[kanami]

hi friends!! our dear Butter has laid her first egg, but it was done underneath our stairs, using a nest made out of bubble wrap!

me and my mother were outside doing our own thing when we noticed she was under our stairs and was in a nest sort of thing… we were like “huh maybe she will lay soon..” yeah, she laid soon!! a little bit later she made a bunch of bawking noises and did a little walking around and then we noticed she had laid her first egg!!!

i have had the nesting boxes closed off in our coop so they wouldn’t associate it with a regular sleeping area when they are put to bed and so they wouldn’t poop in it either. but now i’m unsure what to do, should i move the makeshift nest into the coop? i have yet to buy straw for them as this was unexpected, of course, lol. i will go out soon to buy straw, or whatever you all suggest!

i have removed the makeshift blockade i created in the nesting boxes so they will have access to it now, i also put in some soft fabric we had outside in our patio to sort of show them it’s a nest type of thing?

first time having chickens, would appreciate any comments!! thank you!!

p.s. the gas can next to Butter in the photos is empty

 

[roonster]

If she likes it keep it the same. Sometimes when I add straw or hay they start laying somewhere else??

 

[tripletfeb]

Add straw or some other bedding to the nesting boxes, put a fake egg in, open them up, and make a small portion of scrambled eggs with what you got today

 

[StinkyAcres]

Hay or straw works fine in the nesting boxes. Fake eggs or golf balls will help them figure out where to lay. Might want to remove the bubblewrap if you want them to lay elsewhere.