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Songster
My white leghorns are 17 weeks old and have not laid the first egg yet. They go up in their coop where the nesting boxes are every night. But I see IN FRONT of the nesting boxes they waller out areas in the wood shavings like nests. But do not go into the boxes where I have hay in there? Not sure what is going on. They have been on grower feed for 10 weeks and I have been putting grit out for about a month now. Am I just trying to rush them? I read that whiteleghorns tend to lay earlier than other breeds so was hopeul to have eggs by 16 weeks. I have been "smoothing back over" the wallered out spots in front of the nesting boxes hoping they will use the box instead. Should I not do that? Just let them lay wherever they feel comfortable?