Why do my hens all lay with their arses facing out?

[rockethoe]

And is there anything I can do to get them to lay facing the other direction in order to reduce the instances of eggs falling out of the nesting boxes? Our boxes are 13” deep.

 

[LaFleche]

Our boxes are 13” deep.

That is obviously not enough for standard sized layers. For my LF breeds I provide bigger nestboxes of 45-50 cm.

And they might want some more privacy as well, your nestboxes look situated in a rather light and exposed area while chicken usually prefer quiet and dim nesting sites.

Maybe raising the front rims could help as well.