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Hi there. One of my girls got eaten by a coyote this spring, so I’ve been putting the remaining hens in a chicken tractor (with food, water, shade, a roost, and a nest box) so they have some protection but can still forage.
They seem happy to go in / be in it…until it’s time to lay. Then they act like sad little prisoners and press their heads against the hardware cloth asking to come out. When I let them out, they make a beeline for their coop so they can lay.
How do I help them get used to the nesting box in the tractor? It’s bigger than the ones in their coop, and I only have five hens so it’s not like they’re all fighting over it. I even have a nesting pad and fake egg in there to encourage laying.
Any ideas?
They seem happy to go in / be in it…until it’s time to lay. Then they act like sad little prisoners and press their heads against the hardware cloth asking to come out. When I let them out, they make a beeline for their coop so they can lay.
How do I help them get used to the nesting box in the tractor? It’s bigger than the ones in their coop, and I only have five hens so it’s not like they’re all fighting over it. I even have a nesting pad and fake egg in there to encourage laying.
Any ideas?
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