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| In the straw stack! |
This post could also be entitled 'The Problem With Free Ranging Laying Hens'! The Black Sex Link chicks have started to lay eggs. Gorgeous, tiny brown eggs in various shades, some with speckles. The problem is they are completely ignoring the nests in their coop. The first egg found was in a little depression in the bedding in their coop, on the floor underneath the nests and we continue to find one there on a regular basis! The next was found, a few days later, on top of a bale of straw in the barn. Then, one was found in a crate up by the garage! These had to be destroyed because we weren't sure how long they had been there. Now, collecting eggs involves a flashlight and a complete search of the property. We're looking through the barn, under trees, behind cans: anywhere the Black Sex Links have been hanging out! What worries us is just how many we may be missing! And so far, no little blue or green eggs from the Ameraucanas!
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| In the goat's stall in the barn. |
I thought chickens tended to like laying in the same spot all the time. Guess I have a lot to learn about chickens! Is there a way to teach them where to lay?
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