When to open Nesting Boxes?

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chickencissy99 said:
It is about three inches. It looked like they had had a party in there!
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rosemarythyme said:
Pretty normal for them to want to explore the boxes (aka make a mess) since they've just been exposed to them. They may be obnoxious with scratching bedding out while getting close to lay, but should settle down in behavior once they begin laying.
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Indeed!
Best way to know a new layer is coming online.
 

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