Hen stopped laying egg in nesting boxes

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nuthatched said:
Are you sure they're laying in the run? Sometimes eggs get stuck to a hens bum fluff and then it falls off as it dries, usually a few minutes later.
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Yes, she doesn’t even go in the coop she just sits on the ground I have a camera so I can see my girls. For 2 weeks straight she went to the nesting box. Just the past 2 days she’s been doing this. Day 2 of the egg being broken.
 
Bfhatchett said:
Yes, she doesn’t even go in the coop she just sits on the ground I have a camera so I can see my girls. For 2 weeks straight she went to the nesting box. Just the past 2 days she’s been doing this. Day 2 of the egg being broken.
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hmm, maybe lock her in the coop until she gets the idea, some new laying hens get the urge suddenly and aren't sure what to do yet. fake eggs in the nests might help
 
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