Not laying in nesting box

[MountainChickenMama]

My chicken just started to lay eggs last Monday, and has layed a total of 7 eggs...the last 2 she laid inside the roost area, and not in nesting box....I have fake eggs in the nesting box, why would she stop laying in the box?

 

[Judy]

Hopefully because she's still learning. Maybe she got in a hurry and couldn't get to the nest. Possibly a predator or some mites/lice in the nest; you didn't give much info.

 

[montanasandy]

Mine did that until I REMOVED the fake eggs from the nesting box.

They have been laying there ever since!

I also did throw in some fresh wood shavings in the boxes to make it feel "new and clean"

 

[MountainChickenMama]

I will take the "fake" eggs out tonight and see what happens tomorrow...Thanks...I don't think we have a lice/mite issue.....Thanks for advice! We just changed the wood shavings on Sunday, so I think that part is ok...