Henergy Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 So little Layla has laid 2 eggs now - but each one has been on the ground She knows where the nest box is as she does seem to sit in there for a while. But then its like she gets bored & goes off to see whats happening & pop, out comes the egg !! Do they have control over the egg coming out at all ? Perhaps its something to do with her only just starting to lay ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 the first couple sometimes takes them by surprise or a higher ranking bird kicks them out of the nest box at the wrong moment if you've not got other birds laying a couple of pot eggs in the 'right place' helps to train new layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Kitty Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 We have had 4 eggs so far....first was on the roosting bars, second and third were in the run (one whilst I was watching!) and the forth, today, in the nest box....Hooray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 Well fourth egg in run ! She spent ages today & yesterday in the nest box too - but seems to leave to lay the egg !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Day 5 in the run !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 is she been kicked out of the nest box by another hen higher up the pecking order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 Today she laid in the nest box !!!!!! I left the others eggs in again today so maybe she has worked it out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 Or maybe not Another one in the run !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 Well its taken her a little while but I think I can now safely say she has got the hang of it - all eggs now being laid in the nest box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeloo Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I have a similar problem. My Australorp doesn't like to lay in the nesting box. She lays on the roosting bars. My black sex link will lay in the nesting box. Whoever lays first in the day dictates where both eggs go. If it's the Australorp then they are both on the roosting bars. Every now and then one of them will kick one of the eggs into the run and I have to pull out the poop tray and get on my hands and knees to reach it! Not fun! I've thought about getting a dummy egg to encourage them to lay in the box, but I haven't gotten around to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buvarka Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Similar problem, I'm not happy about it. A month ago we had the cube with 3 new birds, to addition to the existing 3. All from Omlet. The older ones laid always in the nest box (in the go) and learned fast to lay in the nestbox of the cube too. But one of the new ones, which finally started to lay now quite regularly, fancies the gap between the wooden fence and the retaining concrete wall (our garden is sloping towards that fence, the retaining wall is maybe 20cm high). That area is full of rubble, stones, sticks. She sits there, I thought only for the cooler climate, bt she actually is building a NEST, silly bird. While she is sitting there, she picks small sticks, pieces of grass and puts neatly around herself. And there are her eggs there, someone will step on them and breaks it Annoying. I bought 3 rubber eggs today, I'll put them in the nestbox tomorrow morning and will block the gap at the fence, then will wait. And what about the 3 eggs a day from 6 omlet hybrids? Shouldn't they already lay regularly? The first lot started to lay 2 weeks after they arrived and continued ever since like clockwork. Is this normal, because of the season? We chose them instead of some frilly purebreed, because of the eggs. Can be that I have to BUY eggs again??? Scandal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Might be worth making her preferred laying area inaccessible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I don't want to upset you but... My hybrids only laid regularly for the their first winter, the second winter I only had the odd egg from them and had to buy eggs. My newest girls, this will be their second winter and I wouldn't be surprised if I have to buy some eggs again over the winter. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NouveauChick Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 We've got 4 chickens, of which 2 are laying, they both have chosen to lay in the corner of the coop on the floor near the roosting bars... I think this might be because the nest box is positioned higher than the roosting bars; and apparently it should be the other way around? I am going to attempt to move the roosting bars higher this weekend.... hopefully this will solve the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
