when do I remove the decoy eggs

[25 chickens]

I have 13 hens of which I believe 5 or 6 have started laying. I have had decoy eggs in the nest boxes since a few days before I got my first egg. Should I leave the decoys in until I'm sure they are all laying or will the rest just follow the lead of the other girls.

 

[DanEP]

You could take them out now or just leave them spread around a little to try and get the girls to use more than one nest. I have golf balls I use and they have been in the boxes for years and the girls don't mind so either way works.

 

[aart]

You could take them out now or just leave them spread around a little to try and get the girls to use more than one nest. I have golf balls I use and they have been in the boxes for years and the girls don't mind so either way works.

Ditto Dat^^^

I would leave them in.

 

[25 chickens]

I have four boxes and so far I have gotten eggs in all four of them,But mostly the box on either end. I have a decoy in each box.