Favourite nest box...

Rhonda · Post by **Rhonda** » Sat Feb 20, 2016 2:54 pm

...strikes again. When the newbies moved in all three of my nest boxes had eggs in them the next morning. Within a couple of days, two only were in use. Today? Five eggs laid...all in one box. Funny thing, it's the same fav as my last flock.

Rhonda · Post by **Rhonda** » Sat Feb 20, 2016 2:55 pm

And yes, immediately upon posting there are 7 views and only four online...and there is no way anyone got to look at it faster than I did.

Post by **poultry_admin** » Sat Feb 20, 2016 7:45 pm

Rhonda wrote:QR_BBPOST And yes, immediately upon posting there are 7 views and only four online...and there is no way anyone got to look at it faster than I did.

Thanks! I keep looking....
Did you guys ever see the counter go down?

SandyM · Post by **SandyM** » Sat Feb 20, 2016 7:55 pm

Just up Martin. As soon as you list it's an instant 7.

Rhonda · Post by **Rhonda** » Sat Feb 20, 2016 11:22 pm

But don't let it drive you crazy...it makes me feel popular!

TomK · Post by **TomK** » Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:37 am

Rhonda..i have only three nesting boxes in my coop..they all get used, sorta, but one is by far more popular..and on some days the line up causes an egg to get laid on the coop floor, and i have even seen three hens trying to get into the same nesting box at the same time..what a squawkfest that turns into...and its that very same box..i have yet to determine what is so special about that particular box though, they are all identical...

SandyM · Post by **SandyM** » Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:22 am

I have 10 nesting boxes in the main coop. They have 3 favourites, dominant girls will growl with each other and both squeeze into a box until someone barks. But I find they will spread out in the boxes while waiting and relax. Then when their favourite box is available they scoot over and deposit their egg. Most eggs end up in 2-3 boxes but all get used, if not for laying simply as a 'waiting room.'