Two questions.

[Jim&Dee]

What breed of chicken is this. And can I get them to lay in different box's.

It's the chicken in the center.

 

[All Ball]

Looks like a cuckoo marans, will lay dark brown eggs - is that true? They look a lot like barred rocks, who have yellow legs however.

I find it difficult to get a chicken to lay anywhere besides where it wants to. You can try putting fake eggs, other eggs or golf balls where you want it to lay, but most likely they will all then choose that nest.

 

[MagpieDucks]

What breed of chicken is this. And can I get them to lay in different box's.View attachment 1127261 It's the chicken in the center.

So you mean in the nest, or having them all lay in the same nest?

 

[Jim&Dee]

So you mean in the nest, or having them all lay in the same nest?

Three of them are fighting over the same nesting box. And breaking eggs.

 

[Jim&Dee]

So you mean in the nest, or having them all lay in the same nest?

Two in the box and one trying to get I .

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Cuckoo Marans.

Get more nest boxes and keep an unfertilized egg or golf ball in there so they want to lay in it.

 

[Jim&Dee]

Cuckoo Marans.

Get more nest boxes and keep an unfertilized egg or golf ball in there so they want to lay in it.

There are eight nesting boxes. I will get some fake eggs and try that.

 

[JedJackson]

Or just close off the nest box that they all want to use and see if that causes them to lay in separate boxes. It might help.

 

[MagpieDucks]

You said that they broke the eggs. Have you considered a rollout nestbox?youtube.com/watch?v=TWuAz0NsE9Y Here's just 1 of many different designs

 

[Jim&Dee]

Or just close off the nest box that they all want to use and see if that causes them to lay in separate boxes. It might help.

thanks