CluckyrulesOK
In the Brooder
- Jun 12, 2018
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so i have had my chickens for 5-6 months they lay their eggs in the coop rather than the nesting box i was wondering how do i encourage them to lay eggs in the nesting box
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Are the nests NOT in the coop?they lay their eggs in the coop rather than the nesting box
thank youSilly birds, always seem to think they’ve got a better idea how to do things....
Try putting golf balls or ceramic eggs in the nests. If you don’t mind sacrificing a couple of your eggs, you could use them instead... make sure to mark them though, so you can tell which are fresh....
It can take a little while for them to get the hint. Do your hens start singing before they lay? If so, you could try putting them on the nest just before she lays.
Good luck.
uhh no the nesting box is attached to the coop it a small and quiet place for them to lay eggs inYes, fake eggs can really help.
But make sure nests are easily accessible to the birds.
Wait, what...
Are the nests NOT in the coop?
Is the birds entrance to the nest inside or outside the coop?uhh no the nesting box is attached to the coop it a small and quiet place for them to lay eggs in
The majority of mine think they are wild birds and prefer to lay outside in hay or grass. I tried “fake eggs” AKA gold balls because my husband golfs so it cost me nothing to try it. Didn’t work.....they played chicken soccer and kicked them out of their way. I tried forcing them to lay in the nesting boxes by locking them in which didn’t go well as they just laid on the floor. So we compromised.....I brought some left over hay bales into their larger attached run and set up long hay tunnel nests. They happily lay there. I also put a different kind of nesting box in the little attached covered run and one girl is happily laying there. Oh & they are locked in the run areas until afternoon so they don’t sneak off to the neighbors tall grass to lay their eggs.so i have had my chickens for 5-6 months they lay their eggs in the coop rather than the nesting box i was wondering how do i encourage them to lay eggs in the nesting box
-thanks