I have a white leghorn, she is my first layer and she has had a heck of a time laying eggs in the nesting boxes. When I box her in the run she does a fine job of hopping up in the boxes and laying an egg, when I leave the door open she paces around the run and walks around outside the run frantically, shes been out there for 2 hours just circling the coop, I know she has an egg she just needs to plop out but she won't do it. I'd like to be able to keep the door open all day so she can free range and come back to lay in the boxes but it seems as soon as she isn't trapped in the run she forgets to keep laying in the nesting boxes.
The other ones figure it out after I box them in the run, but this one just won't have any of it. I am running out of ideas with her. I've even trapped her in with another layer so she could learn from her, and she does, until I open the run door, then the next day she's all confused again. Do I just need to trap her in for a week or something?
The other ones figure it out after I box them in the run, but this one just won't have any of it. I am running out of ideas with her. I've even trapped her in with another layer so she could learn from her, and she does, until I open the run door, then the next day she's all confused again. Do I just need to trap her in for a week or something?