We have 15 chickens, 3 at 22 weeks, 7 at 17 weeks, 5 at 12 weeks. One of the 22 week old EE has started to lay eggs - Yeah! She laid a beautiful tan egg on Friday (on the coop floor) then took the weekend off She then laid another cute tan and dark specked egg today (Monday) - again on the floor, but in another spot. We have 4 beautiful nest boxes, 12x12x12 with perches outside the boxes. We painted the boxes a dark green (leftover paint) to give that dark, cozy look everyone says they favor. The bottom two are about a 18" off the ground, the other two above them. They have shavings on the bottom of the boxes, and one or two plastic eggs that have been weighted to make them feel more "real". Will she figure out where she is supposed to lay? At least she goes into the coop for the lay, but it would be so much nicer not to have to do the egg hunt. Any suggestions?
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