She has been laying regular for two weeks now but has started dragging her hay from the laying box onto the pine shavings and mixing the two together. Have found her egg in the mix in the roost box last couple days. I clean their roost and laying boxes every morning. Happy I'm still getting eggs but this seems a little off to me? New chicken farmer by the way! Any insight would be helpful!
Welcome to BYC!
Can you post some pics of your nest(laying box) and roosting box?
It's not unusual for newly laying birds to majorly mess up the nest bedding,
but it usually only lasts for the first few eggs they lay.
High front (3-4") on front of nests can really help keep bedding, fake and real eggs in the nest.
Terminology is a little odd in your post.
Semantics maybe, but it makes communication more clear for discussions
Nest is what we usually call where they lay.
Roost a usually a rod/bar where they roost(sleep).
You don't want them sleeping in the nests because they poop a lot when roosting all night.
Coop is securely closed (from weather and predators) in area where they spend the night.
Run is a secure area where they spend the day if not free ranging.
