picky laying spot

[marahipasc]

i have a hen that really likes to lay her eggs in a basket on our porch. it snowed pretty bad last night and she can’t get to the basket today. she’s been pacing back & forth trying to get to it all day. we have nesting boxes accesible to her & everyone else lays there. sun is almost down and she hasn’t laid yet? will she be ok if she doesn’t lay that egg?

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Can you help a girl out? Pick her up and carry to basket of choice? She's fine though... If her body wants that egg to come out it will, anywhere... Hope she's safe for the night in the coop? She could lay it from a roost bar or maybe she'll decide the nest boxes aren't too bad. I guess you'll find out.

 

[marahipasc]

Can you help a girl out? Pick her up and carry to basket of choice? She's fine though... If her body wants that egg to come out it will, anywhere... Hope she's safe for the night in the coop? She could lay it from a roost bar or maybe she'll decide the nest boxes aren't too bad. I guess you'll find out.

she doesn’t not let us carry her. she’ll come near us on her own but is very skiddish if we try to touch her or even feed her out of our hands.

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Oh that explains it, yeah bummer. It's pretty cute that she chooses a basket on your porch. But maybe she'll figure out that the nest box is a safe place too. Hope you post an update

 

[rosemarythyme]

Most likely when she can't hold it any longer she'll just lay it wherever she is - or she'll run into a box at the last moment if she decides that's better than nothing. They can't hold onto it indefinitely.