Hiding Eggs- help

[crayon]

Ok- I have one girl who has gone broody- and so the other girls are not using the "main" nest box... (not like they don't have 8 others)...


About a month ago we realized they were laying eggs under a down branch outside- perfect cover. We started taking those eggs- and I think they have now moved someplace else. They are 100% free range (they do have a coop- although it is in the pole barn and no fencing).

Yesterday we got 2 eggs... ARE YOU KIDDING ME! We have 11 hens!

We have searched and searched the woods that they roam (we have 10 wooded acres... nothing. agh....

Help.

 

[chicmom]

Unless you can lock them up some how for about a week to get them in the habit of using those nest boxes, there's not much you can do. Can you lock them up in the pole barn at least?

 

[Chick1043]

I have the same problem with my EE bantam! It was funny because I found the eggs on Easter!