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[krizelle]

Seems they may be stressed, Do they have enough room?

their coop is 120 sq ft and their run is roughly 780 sq ft..

 

[featherhead007]

their coop is 120 sq ft and their run is roughly 780 sq ft..

Then, Possibly new to laying? I dunno!

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to BYC. By any chance do you have a fairly local vet who will attend to chickens?

 

[Fuchsia]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

 

[featherhead007]

their coop is 120 sq ft and their run is roughly 780 sq ft..

Lot's of room!

 

[sourland]

Hello, Krizelle, and welcome to BYC.

 

[N F C]

Hi Krizelle, thanks for joining us!

 

[CluckerFamily]

Chickens use nesting boxes to lay eggs in. If they are using the nesting boxes to sleep in, one consequence is they will eat their eggs. They sleep on roosts.

 

[drumstick diva]

Also if they sleep in the nesting boxes they will end up pooping on the eggs

 

[CluckerFamily]

I'm not sure if you have a roost in your coop, it has lots of space. Roosts should be higher than the nesting boxes. You could remove 2 nesting boxes to put a roost on one side. I have 16 hens and only 3 nesting boxes (I used to have 6 nesting boxes but they only used 3, so I removed them for more room). If you already have a roost, ignore this.
I love your run! It has lots of things to keep them busy!