First egg

Joecarbs

Chirping
Jan 11, 2018
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Québec
Hi everyone,
After months of waiting got my first egg today!
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Unfortunately I found it in the run and it was frozen.
I have 3 PLymouth rock and 1 Orpington.
I have 2 nesting boxes and I put golf balls inside of them.
How can I train them to use the nesting boxes??
Should I place the egg I got today in the nesting box maybe they don’t see golf balls as eggs lol.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks
 
Congratulations on your first egg! :ya
Sometimes pullets get surprised by that first egg. I had an egg in front of the coop in the chicken yard, many laid from the roost and a few just in front of the nest boxes. :he
After about 3 weeks, everyone got with the program and always lay in the boxes.
Are your boxes nice and private? Can you post pictures?
 
Congratulations on your first egg! :ya
Sometimes pullets get surprised by that first egg. I had an egg in front of the coop in the chicken yard, many laid from the roost and a few just in front of the nest boxes. :he
After about 3 weeks, everyone got with the program and always lay in the boxes.
Are your boxes nice and private? Can you post pictures?
Here’s a picture of the nesting boxes
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Is it too close to the roost?
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