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Originally Posted by brownrexx
Your hens will only sit in the nest boxes to lay their daily eggs and yes they will share. I have 9 hens and they only ever use one nest box per day. I have 5 nest boxes in my coop and they all use the same one every day. They see eggs in one and they use that one. Sometimes I will find 2 hens in the box at the same time.
You will need some bars for them to sit on (roost) at night. They will not want to sit on the floor.
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Have you ever tried to use wooden eggs in the other nest boxes?
I'm starting to think that 6 boxes will be best for that coop. I will certainly get a decent amount of bars in the coop. I really can't wait to finish it.
I have a few doc visits this week so it will need to wait a few more days.