ryan979
Hatching
- Oct 5, 2015
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We just started our first flock with five 4 month old pullets. I kept them in the coop for the first 3 days to get them acclimated to their new home. For the past few days I let them out all day to free range in an larger fenced off area, and they have all gravitated under the shed/coop (it's a storage shed converted to a coop less than a foot off the ground). They forage around some and then go back under the shed for most of the day.
I'm worried that once they start laying eggs in a few months, they will want to lay them under the shed instead of in their nesting boxes. Should I be concerned? Is it a good thing for them to find a safe place like that to rest, or should I discourage it?
I'm worried that once they start laying eggs in a few months, they will want to lay them under the shed instead of in their nesting boxes. Should I be concerned? Is it a good thing for them to find a safe place like that to rest, or should I discourage it?