- Aug 26, 2014
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My four, one-year-old hens have been laying in two milk crates on their sides, on top of concrete blocks (also on their sides). My other five hens just started laying a few weeks ago, so I made two more boxes out of office crates and secured them to the top of the milk crates. I have golf balls in all boxes.
None of the hens have gone up to the top layer of boxes to lay in them. Since we have nine hens, I know they need three or four boxes, so I was hoping they would use the top row.
Any ideas?
My set up looks a lot like this, only the bottom row are sitting on concrete blocks laying on their sides. Maybe the top boxes are too high?
I have a perch as well.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tiXC-itfl0k/S-K4GQq3WVI/AAAAAAAAAbY/dbSPcqVHWB8/s1600/013.JPG
None of the hens have gone up to the top layer of boxes to lay in them. Since we have nine hens, I know they need three or four boxes, so I was hoping they would use the top row.
Any ideas?
My set up looks a lot like this, only the bottom row are sitting on concrete blocks laying on their sides. Maybe the top boxes are too high?
I have a perch as well.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tiXC-itfl0k/S-K4GQq3WVI/AAAAAAAAAbY/dbSPcqVHWB8/s1600/013.JPG