how do i get my chickens to lay IN the boxes?

Cant tell how high it is, looks good to me, ramps are ok but I prefer wood ones like wooden broom sticks, they can get a grip climping up the steps. or ply wood with board with strips of one inch board to keep them from sliding down the plywood. Have you see if the hen try climbing on the metal rack? If she can go up , its should be fine!
 
your hens should be able to just jump up onto them, the erg to lay is pretty strong, you may also want to put a plank of wood along the front to stop all the hay being scratched out.
 
I found my first layer hated straw. I changed to shavings and she liked that much better.

I have one laying outside, in the dirt floored run, in front of the waterer! She has only laid 5 eggs. The first I found in the run. The second in a nest, with another egg. The third in the run and the fourth in a nest with a golf ball and today's in a nest with another egg. I had taken the golf balls out because my first 2 layers were using the nests. I put them back in when I found the second egg in the run. she seems to not want to use an empty nest. lol.
 

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