I finally got an egg!

MischickenNY

Songster
5 Years
Apr 7, 2020
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Eastern NY (Dutchess County)
Hey all! I finally got an egg a day for the last 4 days... but it seems it’s only one of my hens? I have 11 hens and was just wondering how I could maybe get my other hens to start laying? I want to add that they are about 6 months old. My other problem is they’re not laying in the nesting box but right underneath. I have 6 nesting boxes, each filled with hay, and none of them are being used! Any suggestions? I may get rid of the ladder and make a small 2x6 piece of would going up. They have a feeder and water in there and 4 beams on the side for them to roost, which they usually do. I have about three hens who go on top of the nesting boxes.
Super excited for my first eggs though!
 

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Keep the faith. We have 15 chickens and only four are participating. They were laying by the feeder but after that day they are now in the nesting boxes. It’s super exciting cause it started off with just one for like four weeks, now four more. They are almost 6 months.
 

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