Carson213
Songster
I have 23 pullets. 14-16 are laying. All but 3 are laying in the back roll out nesting boxes. I have tried multiple things. I have put random objects in each spot that they lay on the coop floor, I’ve tossed treats in those areas to create commotion in that area, and I’ve tried putting fake eggs in the nesting boxes. The nesting boxes are about 24 inches off of the floor and I can’t move them to ground level because they’re built into the wall. I tried to duct tape the fake eggs in the nesting box to keep them from rolling back but the birds just knock them around and they roll out. Most of the pullets are using the nesting boxes. Any other tricks to get these three pullets to stop laying on the floor? Will they just “grow out” of it? Should I just build a nesting box and put it on the floor to get them to at least lay in a box...and then after a few weeks remove it and see if they start using the roll outs? Aside from COVID, there are many weekends we are out of town...like to go skiing this winter coming up...so, I’d like to try to solve this in the next 4-6 weeks.
Any ideas from the old pros? I asked my Grandpa. He’s almost 92 and had chickens his whole life until we moved onto their farm. I rebuilt a new chicken coop during COVID. The old one was 100 years old but was all rotted so we took it a few years ago. When I asked him about it...he said, “awe...they’ll figure it out.” Any other advice?
Any ideas from the old pros? I asked my Grandpa. He’s almost 92 and had chickens his whole life until we moved onto their farm. I rebuilt a new chicken coop during COVID. The old one was 100 years old but was all rotted so we took it a few years ago. When I asked him about it...he said, “awe...they’ll figure it out.” Any other advice?