Joolz1965 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 We have one original hen - Holly who is now around 3 and have recently introduced 3 new hens. These have started laying now but we have abit of a crowd control issue with the nesting box - we havean Eglu Classic. I popped down the garden today to check how they were getting on, holly was sitting on Tikka and Heather was squashed in to the side! Does anyone have a suggestion on an alternative nesting box that I can pop into the Eglu when a similar occurrence happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windway Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I have a cat carrier (the type you use to take pets to the vet) as an extra laying area for when this happens. One of mine is happy to lay in the sand dustbath! Hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee1965 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I have 4 in an Eglu go and this happens alot with 3 of them The other lays much later in the afternoon so gets the nest to herself. I just leave them to get on with it and they seem to sort it out for themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Mine (11 hens, 10 laying) have a whole Cube and Eglu Classic to choose from, but still fight over one tiny corner in the Cube - no idea why; there's plenty of room elsewhere. So even if you produced an alternative they might still ignore it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
