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Old April 26, 2017   #7
MrSalvage
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Originally Posted by brownrexx View Post
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.
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.
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