naughty chickens....

[applesnchicks]

My chickens are refusing to use their laying boxes for laying their eggs. They started off great in August, never had problems with this. Thought they had slowed down due to the seasons and found at least twenty eggs in our window sills. So, I boarded them up. Then, I found some behind my planters on the front porch. Locked them in their coop for a couple of days until after noon so they would "get it". They are back to their antics and I am on an egg hunt.....

Anybody got any suggestions?
Thanks!

 

[Chicken_Lover]

Do you have golf balls in the nests? I trained mine with golf balls, but ended up just leaving them in there. Every once in a while I will find an egg on the coop floor, but I think this happens after bedtime.

 

[Koopin]

 

[Alpha Roo]

move your boxes. I think they should be against an eastern wall, and up off the ground. Maybe?

 

[Wynette]

golf balls did the trick for my gals.

 

[miss_jayne]

the eastern wall thingy works! i use that. it helped with our first layers.

 

[Daycare Mom]

I vote for the golf balls, if that doesn't work then maybe move the boxes.

 

[Shared Acres]

I love the word "naughty," lol, don't know why!