Golf balls in nesters?

[Capto Veritas]

Hey guys, I was just wondering if I should put gulf balls in my nesting boxes. I have a 4 month old Black Australorp and RIR who haven't started laying yet.

 

[thehenandchick01234]

You can do those or ping pong balls, Easter eggs, cemetric eggs just for this, and just about anything round.

 

[sourland]

It may help show them where to lay.

 

[Capto Veritas]

Thanks!

 

[tigger19687]

LOL, I just did this too, One golf ball and one purple plastic easter egg with pebbles in it

 

[3KillerBs]

I've got golf balls in my nests.

Right now one of my hens, who is determined to lay on the coop floor in a nest of her own making has been stealing the golf balls out of the nest to put in her floor nest.

Every day I put them back, every day she takes them.

I'm not sure which hen, but I suspect Teriyaki. *Maybe* Popcorn.

 

[Chuckie chicken]

There's one golf ball in each of my nest boxes. When I took one out of the most used box to give them more space, they stopped laying in it.

 

[GC-Raptor]

I open nests at 15 weeks and put a ceramic egg in each. I leave them in nests, only remove to clean as needed.
I've added a second fake to less popular nests when one nest is the favorite.

There's one golf ball in each of my nest boxes. When I took one out of the most used box to give them more space, they stopped laying in it.

Yeah, I've heard they feel it's not a safe place to lay. GC

 

[Capto Veritas]

Thanks for the help! I appreciate it! Please rate my article “The Black Australorp” too. It would be great!

 

[player2]

I've got golf balls in my nests.

Right now one of my hens, who is determined to lay on the coop floor in a nest of her own making has been stealing the golf balls out of the nest to put in her floor nest.

Every day I put them back, every day she takes them.

I'm not sure which hen, but I suspect Teriyaki. *Maybe* Popcorn.

That is absolutely hilarious! I'm dying just trying to picture it