The golf ball trick worked!

[sherrybwc]

I cleaned out the coop yesterday, changed the nest material from shavings to wheat straw, and put 2 golf balls in each nest. This morning I found they had layed in the nests rather than the corners of the coop (although one hen "was" setting in the corner at the time).

 

[cubalaya]

yes it works. golf balls are handy to have around