newchick49
Chirping
My oldest hen started laying on Monday. We are really excited. We have two nest boxes in the coop, about a foot off the floor and they are 12x12x12. On Monday she layed in one box, on Tues the other and for the last two days she has layed in the corner of the coop opposite the nest boxes. Also the last two days there has been a hole in her egg, looks like she or one of the others pecked it, but it didn't break thru the membrane of the egg. How do we get her to lay in the nest box. We did put golf balls in them and on her first two days she knocked them out and layed the eggs in there. Also what to do about getting her to not poke holes in the eggs. We are at work until four in the afternoon, so it is not possible to get the eggs right after the are layed. Any advice is appreciated!!!!