My chickens have a yellow golf ball and a pink one. They lay in which ever nest boxes have the balls in them. LOL They will use the other boxes as well, but not as often.
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I noticed in your earlier post that some of your hens are 3 years old. Typically, the older the hen, the longer the break they take during the winter. My 1 1/2 year old hens typically begin molting around October and start laying again in early to mid-January, taking 2 to 2 1/2 months off from laying.Hi,
I have a nest egg in the box already. Nothing seems to be working. Perhaps as the days get longer? My new coop has a window to allow sunlight in from dawn to dusk. In the Spring I will take the tarp off of the run and there will be more light.
I worry that the 5 hens have grayish combs since the start of molt. I have seen no sign of parasites, I have the cleanest coop in the county and my hens are very healthy.
thanks!