How long to lay each egg?!

[LinzeeBrie]

I set up a baby cam (with a spare old tablet) on my nesting boxes... And now I'm feeling rather bad for my ladies! They seem to spend hours hopping in and out of nesting boxes, testing a different one, switching places, sharing for a bit and then moving out, getting the rooster to approve the nest, etc etc etc! It's such a bigger process than I thought it was. Poor things are squawking up a storm and it takes them SO long to get settled! Such a production! Maybe it's because they're just getting into the swing of things for the season?!
(Unless there's ANY chance the camera makes them uncomfortable and is slowing them down?! They always finally lay AFTER the camera battery has died! ).

 

[SulkyBantam]

There's really no need to pity them, they are just being fussy. Some lay in a moment, but others like to be choosy!

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

I set up a baby cam (with a spare old tablet) on my nesting boxes... And now I'm feeling rather bad for my ladies! They seem to spend hours hopping in and out of nesting boxes, testing a different one, switching places, sharing for a bit and then moving out, getting the rooster to approve the nest, etc etc etc! It's such a bigger process than I thought it was. Poor things are squawking up a storm and it takes them SO long to get settled! Such a production! Maybe it's because they're just getting into the swing of things for the season?!
(Unless there's ANY chance the camera makes them uncomfortable and is slowing them down?! They always finally lay AFTER the camera battery has died! ).

Lol, no. Every hen is her own person. She sees it as laying a prize and wants to lay it in the absolute best place possible!

 

[LinzeeBrie]

There's really no need to pity them, they are just being fussy. Some lay in a moment, but others like to be choosy!

These two are PARTICULARLY choosy today
(I'm more impatient than sympathetic )

 

[wf1992]

But what else do they have to do all day besides some interior decorating?

I've seen hens come in, do their thing, and leave. And the eggs I assume are surprises during the night and land under the roost? I don't think the labor part necessarily takes that long.

 

[SulkyBantam]

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These two are PARTICULARLY choosy today
(I'm more impatient than sympathetic )

I think if they wanna be choosy, they should be. I know how you feel, but have become more patient. It's their egg after all!

 

[aart]

They seem to spend hours hopping in and out of nesting boxes, testing a different one, switching places, sharing for a bit and then moving out, getting the rooster to approve the nest, etc etc etc!

Typical, especially for new layers.
Sometimes it's best not to watch.