Sharing a nesting box

[EnglishRedneck]

Up to now, 3 of my girls have started to lay, one of them in the morning - but then around lunchtime, 2 of them go up to the coop at the same time, & get in the same nesting box.
They have a choice of boxes, but prefer to squish into the same box & lay their eggs together.
Is this unusual ? I must say they do look cute ..

 

[jenniferqui72]

all 3 of mine that are laying share same box too

 

[SueT]

Mine all want the same box, however they won't share. They will wait, sometimes impatiently, for The Box even tho there are others to choose from.

 

[EnglishRedneck]

Haha ... thanks. Maybe mine are just too impatient

 

[EnglishRedneck]

Haha ... thanks. Maybe mine are just too impatient.

 

[aart]

Throw some fake eggs/golf balls in a few of the nests, see if that changes things.

 

[chickens really]

They all seem to like that one box...It is very normal with first layers...In time they will wait or use another nest to lay...

Silly birds,

Cheers

 

[EnglishRedneck]

Got fake eggs in the other boxes .. they just ignore them. Maybe one day they wont be able to wait, then go & use the other boxes.
When all of them start to lay, they will get the hang of it .. Thanks

 

[EnglishRedneck]

Haha .. giving us such pleasure though. Burt the Rooster is better than a guard dog

 

[carlf]

I had 9 hens back in high school, they all laid in two boxes even though I had 6 set up.