Jul 3, 2009 #1 ~*B*~ Songster 11 Years Joined Oct 5, 2008 Messages 244 Reaction score 0 Points 119 Location Ohio she makes a nice little nest in the straw and lays there everytime. will she make the switch on her own or do i need to do something? thx 7/10 today both my layers used the nest boxes!! Last edited: Jul 10, 2009
she makes a nice little nest in the straw and lays there everytime. will she make the switch on her own or do i need to do something? thx 7/10 today both my layers used the nest boxes!!
Jul 5, 2009 Thread starter #2 ~*B*~ Songster 11 Years Joined Oct 5, 2008 Messages 244 Reaction score 0 Points 119 Location Ohio no one?
Jul 5, 2009 #3 Judy Crowing Premium Feather Member 10 Years Joined Feb 5, 2009 Messages 34,022 Reaction score 652 Points 448 Location South Georgia Lots of info on here about this. You can try putting golf balls in the nest. You can try setting her in there when she gets on her other nest. You could just put the nest box where she prefers, if possible; chickens naturally nest on the ground.
Lots of info on here about this. You can try putting golf balls in the nest. You can try setting her in there when she gets on her other nest. You could just put the nest box where she prefers, if possible; chickens naturally nest on the ground.
Jul 5, 2009 #4 Chicken03 Songster 10 Years Joined Mar 20, 2009 Messages 245 Reaction score 3 Points 121 Location Western Pa I had the same problem. I put a few golf balls in the nests and it worked.
Jul 5, 2009 Thread starter #5 ~*B*~ Songster 11 Years Joined Oct 5, 2008 Messages 244 Reaction score 0 Points 119 Location Ohio i have had golf balls in there since right before she started laying.
Jul 10, 2009 Thread starter #6 ~*B*~ Songster 11 Years Joined Oct 5, 2008 Messages 244 Reaction score 0 Points 119 Location Ohio update