Seasonal Cleanout

[Sono]

Cleaned the coop out and installed fresh bedding and nesting ... everything went into the run to be turned into black gold for the gardens.

Going to redesign the nesting boxes and move them to floor level so they stop laying in the corners ( lazy asses )
and going to relocate the water barrel up high so they stop poopin on it and give more floor space...

 

[cavemanrich]

Just my opinion here,, May save you work.
Line your nesting boxes with attractive medium, for nesting,,,, like hay. Chickens may choose new nest over floor space. This way you still have floor space, and not lost to nesting boxes taking that acreage.
Do whatever is best for moving rain barrel,, Do take into consideration,, that if full,,,, it gets mity heavy.

 

[Altairsky]

Nests are fine where they are.
-Put hay inside nests. It's important that the nests have a different material than the floor.
-Put one fake wooden egg inside each nest and always leave it there.
Hens always lay where they see other eggs, it's an instinct.
-Remove the eggs on the floor as soon as possible.