Unsecure chicken perches

[munkee1965]

I've got an Eglu Go in a fenced off area of the garden and 4 chucks. They have all started to lay now. I've noticed today that 2 want to lay at the same time. One is in the nest area and the other is going in and out in what looks like abit of a panic.

So the question I'm asking is ....is one nest area enough for 4 chickens?

[Duncan08]

Mine used to sit on top of each other in the go!

 

They should be OK and sort it out between them.

[dance in the dark]

Four two one nest is fine, I believe general recomendations is that you have at least one nest per five hens. If she get really desperate she will find a way to get into that nest, and normally you shouldn't have any problems. There are also some hens who march around for a while, dipping in and out of the nest box before they lay an egg, even if it's vacant, I like to call this "an active birth".

 

But my general point is, yes one is enough, if you want to provide them with alternatives you can, but there's probably no need.

[jackian]

I have 2 nest boxes and they all queue up with their legs crossed to get into the same one.

Since I have had the second coup not one egg has been laid in the old one ,although they will sleep in it.