Only one hen laying in box, can't find the other's eggs.....

[Mehpenn]

I've got a dog house full of hay in an empty stall in my barn.

The hen that way laying in the hay stall is laying there now, luckily.

But the other hens, I can't find their eggs? They free range, so I know they could be anywhere, but I've looked closely in the places I see them going often, and find nothing.

If I put another box in the stall, would they lay there, since one hen is already laying there?

One egg a day is just not cutting it. LOLOLOL

 

[CarolynF]

Obviously they're hiding them. There's no sure answer, may try setting the new box higher off the floor, or in a more secluded spot. Most of the time 3 or 4 hens will share the same nest box, so don't worry about the "already using it" issure. Good luck!

 

[Mehpenn]

I can't help but think they've got to be laying somewhere near the barn... .they're always together.
I Know the one hen lays usually between 10 and 11.... so would the other hens lay around that same time?
I've even caught her walking out of the box, with the others standing there watching her.

 

[shelleen]

Little sneaks! I've got the same mystery on my hands. My 1 yr. olds have been on strike since the young pullets started laying. I miss those beautiful blue eggs!! We have a small gully in the woods on our land that they love to hang out in. I hear their songs there A LOT and have searched fruitlessly many times for eggs. The dog left a golf ball in there, & got me excited one day

They sure aren't paying their feed bill

 

[tanjaj]

lol, my dog did the sme thing wih the golf balls, an I was so EXCITED ugh!!! Good to know I wasn't the only one duped by a canine!!