New hens are just to darn smart

[smw18]

So today I went outside with a pencil and was going to mark the date on the eggs they just layed, so that I know which ones are which when it comes to the 21st day. Spent most of the day, and didnt want to scare them off the eggs like my cousin did last time and they never returned. So I waited and everytime I turned around the hens switched places. They only lay in one nesting box and take turns in the one. I was so mad, but at the same time had to laugh, because they took turns sitting while the other jumped down to snag a cricket that had been scared into the mobile chicken coop after I moved the old dog crate.

I give up!

 

[gickelvolk]

Get some fake/decorative eggs for the available nesting boxes.

We had 6 hens laying eggs in ONE box.....

We have 6 boxes.
Mrs. consulted her books and came across an article about this subject.


It works!!!!

 

[smw18]

sadly it no longer matters, for the fact that my pride and joy just passed tonight. Nile, my roo, had been sick yesterday and just never got any better, so I brought him in for hourly antibiotic and/or probiotics and sadly it wasnt enough to save him. None of the others seem to be acting weird. It was just him

 

[theoldchick]

Very sorry for your loss.