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taverot

taverot

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I am new to this whole forum thing...hopefully I can figure it out!
I have been raising chickens for a little over a year and LOVE it!! They always keep me entertained!
My question is this.... My girls have started to lay their eggs in random places and not in their nests? I let them out of the coop to free range during the day, but put them back in at night. I leave the coop open so they can come and go as they please. I just aquired a rooster (we were told it was a hen..but he grew up and cockadoodle dooo... he isnt a hen!! So...now that he is mature... i keep finding my eggs in crazy places...which means where as I used to have so many eggs I was giving them away...now we have to be stingy with them and have no extras to share.
So... what could be the cause of this random egg laying... is it the rooster, are they bored with the nests, is it just a chicken thing??? Thanks...
 
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Not sure on the egg thing, but maybe if you lock them in their coop a few days at least until they are done laying for the day they will remember where they are supposed to go.
 
Welcome to BYC. I recommend you put them in lockdown in the pen for a week as a refresher for them where to lay their eggs. If you cant find their eggs, they either have a good hiding spot or predators are eating the eggs.
 
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