NFMC Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I have three chickens. They had all started laying OK but had dropped off in the last couple of weeks. I had put it down to the very hot weather. I was still getting one or two a day in the coop. But then, today, I found 17 eggs in a bush that they often go in. I've done the freshness test and they're all OK. Is there anything I should do to stop them laying in that bush? It's impractical to cordon off. Think I'll be baking this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnpaula Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Is it possible to trim off the lower branches of the bush? That way they'll be less inclined to lay in an exposed area. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 You may well find that now you have removed the stash your layers will not go there again . . . though that does not mean they'll necessarily choose the nest box. They may find another inconvenient place I had a chicken who laid a pile of 11 eggs behind a bamboo last summer and I only realised when she did not come into the coop one night having decided to sit on them and hatch them all out. Next place she chose was in a rose bush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxigirl Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Make some lemon curd or strawberry (on offer in Tesco 3.50 for a kilo). Yummy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
