New coop!!

[Dr.GarryTTucker]

@Dr.GarryTTucker can you cut a little v shape/opening for them to see into the nesting boxes. It looks like they are completely covered with just some slits. This is what I did, custom Carhartt curtains
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How high is your roost in front of the top nesting boxes and do they use the nests a lot?

 

[RoosterML]

The bottom nesting boxes are about 12" off the ground and the top row is about 30" off the ground. When they first started to lay as pullets I would find eggs off and on the floor. Now that they are older pretty much always in the nesting boxes. Once in awhile I'll find some on the poop board. I think that happens sometimes as they'll lay while sitting on the roost at night. When I have a day where it looks like they all layed that day usually the very next day I'll have the least amount of eggs. For example if I get 8 eggs one day from 10 hens the next day I am likely to only get maybe 4 followed by several days of 5-6 per day in a row. All has to do with the timing but certainly other things effect laying also. Just the stress of move can throw them off there game some.

 

[aart]

The bottom nesting boxes are about 12" off the ground and the top row is about 30" off the ground.

Doesn't look like you have a perch in front of upper nests?
Do they use the uppers?

 

[RoosterML]

Doesn't look like you have a perch in front of upper nests?
Do they use the uppers?

Yes there is a perch, I had used a Birch log/branch as a perch at first


Now I changed it over to a 2x3 perch
But yes they lay in all the boxes I would say equally
Current setup with 2x3 perch

They have even used the 5gallon bucket a couple times, I just think that the bucket cover is really cool looking

I just noticed something in this picture I have the axe to cull the bird's hanging directly over the nesting boxes. Is that just wrong or what???

 

[chickengr]

Not sure what this means...would need to see what it looks like now.

Not all birds lay every day....but from 14 to 2 might indicate that they are not comfortable with the nests and if free range they may have found a place they like better..... give it a few days, especially if you changed something on the nests....they don't like change.

if change is for better mine don't mind.