Hi! We have thirteen pullets and hens (who had stopped laying and started again after we got chicks) that roost in the run. Every morning one of the Black Sex Links or RIRs lays an egg right under where they roost. This wasn't a problem until someone started eating this egg. It's been three days in a row. She lays it first thing in the morning before I get down to the coop. There are three egg boxes inside the coop she could use.
Questions:
1) How can I stop this?
2) How early do chickens lay eggs in the morning (I could always wake up early and gather it before it's eaten)?
3) Do we have enough egg boxes? At first, there were only eleven laying pullets, but the two older hens started again. The egg boxes are in our coop, which is kind of small. Because we live in southern California, the chickens generally roost and hang out in the large, covered run or free range. So if I don't have enough egg boxes, could I add some in the run? We've never had them in the run and I'm worried they wouldn't lay there.
Thanks for reading this and for your time!
Questions:
1) How can I stop this?
2) How early do chickens lay eggs in the morning (I could always wake up early and gather it before it's eaten)?
3) Do we have enough egg boxes? At first, there were only eleven laying pullets, but the two older hens started again. The egg boxes are in our coop, which is kind of small. Because we live in southern California, the chickens generally roost and hang out in the large, covered run or free range. So if I don't have enough egg boxes, could I add some in the run? We've never had them in the run and I'm worried they wouldn't lay there.
Thanks for reading this and for your time!