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two eggish questions...

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by Rooneytune, Jun 5, 2011.

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  1. Jun 5, 2011 #1
    Rooneytune

    Rooneytune Chillin' With My Peeps

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    my darlings were hatched mid march....when should I start to think about eggs? And how do you teach them to lay in the nesting box? thanks o'helpful ones [​IMG]
     
  3. Jun 5, 2011 #2
    Leia's Chickens

    Leia's Chickens A Sunkissed Delight

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    what kind of chickens do you have? My chickens started to lay at 17 wks. To help them lay in nest boxes we a fake egg in each box so they know where they should lay. [​IMG]
     
  5. Jun 5, 2011 #3
    aggie9296

    aggie9296 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Mine at 16-17 weeks. Red Sex links. Some others don't lay until 20-22 weeks. golf ball in the box also works.
     

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