egg laying

Neil Doncaster · « **on:** March 29, 2011, 18:27 »

Hello there,my young hens have just started laying.How do i get them to lay there eggs in the nest box rather than on the floor of the coup.I have six birds.Also some are laying and some haven't started yet.Do I still have to feed the ones that aren't laying yet on growers pellets or can I feed them all on layers pellets.they are not all the same age.I think there might be a month beween the oldest and the youngest birds.

many thanks to anyone who can help.

joyfull · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2011, 18:36 »

feed them all on layers pellets, and to show the new layers where to lay pop a plastic/rubber or pot egg in the nest box - if you don't have one of those then a golf ball will do

Neil Doncaster · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2011, 18:38 »

cheers thanks for that I will try it

naopll10 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2011, 04:47 »

:)finally our hen layed an egg, we are so excited

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uba · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2011, 06:33 »

Both of you tell your hens well done from me

evie2 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2011, 13:03 »

I don't have rubber/pot eggs so to encourage the Bantams to lay I nabbed 2 of Alis golf balls, put them in the nest box and hay presto, 2 eggs

but I had to leave them in there because every time I took them out they stopped lying

Neil Doncaster · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2011, 22:56 »

the false eggs worked many thanks

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