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We have an open system that needs little or no maintenance. I occasionally collect the "deposits from under the roost to add to my compost, but this is a choice, not a requirement.... Eggs falling directly under the roost, however, seem to manage always to land in the nighttime mess. Thank...

First, How strange that my post seems to have repeated 4 times. Not sure if it was something on my side but i apologize for that! I looked into that suggestion, but the way the coop is designed a tarp or sling would impair the hen's access to the roost entirely. There is just not enough...

UPDATE: After adding additional boxes that are going unused and continuing to have eggs on the floor under the roost, I put up a temporary camera. I only caught one of the two hens in action, but it is more confusing than a hen preference. This girl seems to be dropping the egg without any...

Interesting idea. I will have to give that some thought. it is really wet and rainy today so any such project will have to wait...giving me time to brainstorm the feasibility given their set up. THANK YOU for the thought. If I can do it, I will let you know. I HAVE determined which girl is...

Some are. most not. It seems the broken are only from the fall. The girls have not been pecking at them. Consistently two on the floor now. One during the dark hours. I can tell when I wake still in the dark and check the camera. the girls are looking at the floor and I know someone has...

No, 5 Sexlinks, 1 Easteregger and 1 Bielfelder.

I realized that s soon as I walked away fro the computer 😝

Consistently this last week or two , and these last 3 days one of the others has decided to pay hers nearby. It is not the best place and I do not like that she is encouraging another to start this silliness. There are so many nice places for them. it is maddening and I cannot think of a way...

thank you.

Thank you. This is so good to know... It is not important that I know who is not laying, I was more concerned that something might be wrong since the others are consistent and I do not want to be oblivious if one was in need of something I had missed. If they were not the same age and breed I...

Thank you again. I wish I had a way of being sure which hen this is... and why one of her "sisters" is now copying her. Any thoughts on why one of my girls has yet to start laying at 28/29 weeks old? Would they just skip the first season entirely??

Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly. No rooster. Also, all but one of the others have been laying for two to three months with no issues and always in the boxes. Often all in the same smaller box. And YES, I started with fake eggs before laying began and returned them to the...

I am a relatively new chicken owner. I have had my 7 girls since they were a day old and all has been going well. I have five sex-links who are now 29 weeks old, one EasterEgger and one Bielefelder, each of whom are 28 weeks old. The girls have a large protected run and have access during the...