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I have 4 hens that have been laying for a little over a week now. I have 2 of them laying in the coop consistently...even if the nesting boxes are available.
I have fake eggs (filled plastic easter eggs) in the nest boxes already, but that doesn't seem to matter.
I read a suggestion about putting a bucket or crate where they are laying, so I did that. Have a bucket in one corner, and a milk crate in the other. Now they are just laying next to the bucket & the crate...
What else can I do to get them to lay in the nesting boxes? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
I have fake eggs (filled plastic easter eggs) in the nest boxes already, but that doesn't seem to matter.
I read a suggestion about putting a bucket or crate where they are laying, so I did that. Have a bucket in one corner, and a milk crate in the other. Now they are just laying next to the bucket & the crate...

What else can I do to get them to lay in the nesting boxes? Any suggestions would be appreciated!