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Numpty Chickens laying any old where

Matt Care · 2012-06-03 08:11:29

I have a very new batch of Sussex Ponte just coming into lay now and the first 2 eggs so far have been laid as far as possible from my nice, warm, dry, cosy, nest boxes. That'll be out on the grass in the pouring rain, then ladies! Thanks! Does anyone know how you persuade them to lay in 'the right place', or does it just…

03-06-2012 8:11am

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Matt Care

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I have a very new batch of Sussex Ponte just coming into lay now and the first 2 eggs so far have been laid as far as possible from my nice, warm, dry, cosy, nest boxes. That'll be out on the grass in the pouring rain, then ladies! Thanks! Does anyone know how you persuade them to lay in 'the right place', or does it just sink in eventually, with experience.

Matt

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#2 03-06-2012 11:09pm

bertie1

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Put an old golf ball in each of the nest boxes and keep them in for a few hours longer in the mornings until they get the hang of where you want them to lay

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#3 04-06-2012 7:28am

Matt Care

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Thanks for that. I will try it.
Matt

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