Strange behavior happening in nesting boxes

[Ladies-Eight]

I have a strange behavior happening in my nesting boxes.

My chickens are messing with my porcelain eggs.

I went out to collect eggs and found one porcelain egg in the next nest. Another day I go and two of the porcelain eggs are moved to the next nest. Yesterday I found one porcelain egg moved to the next nest.

Every time I find them moved I put them back where they belong. I have six nesting boxes, They are stacked vertically by two. They have 5 1/4 inch divider.

I purchased a wooden chest of drawers and used the drawers for my nesting boxes. Can anyone tell me why they are moving the porcelain eggs?

Thanks

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I don't see how they could ... could somebody be messing with you? Can you post a picture of the nesting boxes?

 

[Ladies-Eight]

I don't see how they could ... could somebody be messing with you? Can you post a picture of the nesting boxes?

Here are pictures of my nesting boxes.

 

[wyoDreamer]

That set-up is brilliant!

How many chickens do you have? They may be kicking the porcelain eggs over the divider when they rearrange the nest to lay their egg. That is my only guess at this point.

I wonder if you even need the dividers.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Can we move @Ladies-Eight's question and subsequent responses to a new thread?

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

I have a strange behavior happening in my nesting boxes. I hope this is a good place to post this.

My chickens are messing with my porcelain eggs.

I went out to collect eggs and found one porcelain egg in the next nest. Another day I go and two of the porcelain eggs are moved to the next nest. Yesterday I found one porcelain egg moved to the next nest.

Every time I find them moved I put them back where they belong. I have six nesting boxes, They are stacked vertically by two. They have 5 1/4 inch divider.

I purchased a wooden chest of drawers and used the drawers for my nesting boxes. Can anyone tell me why they are moving the porcelain eggs?

Thanks

My girls did that too.

 

[CarpCharacin]

@Ladies-Eight, I have moved your posts into a new thread.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

@Ladies-Eight, I have moved your posts into a new thread.

I want to thank you for your help. It seems that I really upset someone. I did not mean to do something wrong. Thank you again.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

I went out to collect eggs and found another porcelain egg on the ground. The picture is attached. The porcelain egg has a black dot on it.

 

[Flashpoint]

My chickens and ducks move eggs around all the time. One duck stole all of another ducks eggs and moved them over 100 yards to her nest.