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Gazergirlstar said:
so random question, my hens started layin outside their nest boxes a few months ago, we had a few chairs in the run they started using instead.....i wonder if i take the chairs out and cover the back of the nesting boxes (to make it a bit darker ) do yall think they will go back ?
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Yeah if they're using the chairs I'd remove them, must be comfy chairs LoL.

I use a couple of small litter pans with straw in it, they're tucked into the darker corners of the coop. I was worried with my older girls molting and not laying, no one would show the new kids where to go. So I put on my Mama Roo hat, go in there and make a big deal about the fake egg in the box with the youngsters watching me LoL.

Do they, did they, understand me? Guess so since Ping laid her first one in the right place! 😁
 
Speaking of new layers LoL, looks like Sophie, my wheaten marans, has joined the Layer Club! 🎉
She dropped her first one out in the run (it happens!) but her next two were in the box! That girl overdid her calcium intake LoL.
And possibly Reddie also, I have 2 more eggs that don't quite match Ping's two. I'll get a pic of them in awhile to show y'all.
 
Gazergirlstar said:
good morning everyone , yea they were like camping style chairs that we would use to sit in there and watch everyone in the run and spend time with them
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Yeah, try putting a fake egg in the nest box and make a big deal of it "being laid there" and who's the clever girl that did it? 😉

When I collect eggs, I usually call out the name of whoever's egg I'm picking up and praise and thank her for laying such a pretty egg for me.
Don't tell me chickens don't have egos, you can see them puff up a bit when I do.... 🤣
 
GreenJay said:
Speaking of new layers LoL, looks like Sophie, my wheaten marans, has joined the Layer Club! 🎉
She dropped her first one out in the run (it happens!) but her next two were in the box! That girl overdid her calcium intake LoL.
And possibly Reddie also, I have 2 more eggs that don't quite match Ping's two. I'll get a pic of them in awhile to show y'all.
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Yay!! So exciting! Marans eggs are so pretty.
 
GreenJay said:
Yeah, try putting a fake egg in the nest box and make a big deal of it "being laid there" and who's the clever girl that did it? 😉

When I collect eggs, I usually call out the name of whoever's egg I'm picking up and praise and thank her for laying such a pretty egg for me.
Don't tell me chickens don't have egos, you can see them puff up a bit when I do.... 🤣
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I called my Gilbert "such a handsome boy" the other day and he puffed up his hackles. He knows... lol.
 

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