Awesome video as usual. I was going to contact you both to tell you… I got my first egg on Wednesday! I felt like such a proud mama! I’m almost positive it’s my chicken Bakey! When I was putting the babies to bed, she jumped down and led me to the egg in her nest box. It’s a pretty crazy story. She literally got off her roost to show me. I sense I have two more eggs from her. Anyway, thanks for the video.
Oh that’s so awesome congratulations!! What a cute story I swear they are so smart. I’m sure she was so proud and showing you! She’s probably so excited about her new egg laying talent that she’s curious to her own little “packages” lol
We are in NC and it is 90+. My coop is over 100 with bihg built indoor outdoor wall fans. They have a really nice area under some trees that is shaded all day and they like to hang out there with the kiddie pool frozen jugs they sit next to and cool water. I give them frozen fruit and veggie treats. Problem was they want to go into the coop to lay. I can lock them down in the shaded area and today I put their boxes out there with them. I use totes with a door hole cut out. Lots of room and easy to clean. Anyway, they would not go in them. I went and got an egg for each box and they went in. Thank you so much for the advice. I know about getting them trained when young but this worked like a charm in minutes. Not sure why I did not think to try it until I watched the video duh. LOL Still thank you. You guys are awesome.
Thank you! I really needed this! I have a chicken that started this week but she is leaving the area because they think im going to let them out into the yard. I didn't realize you need to train them for a bit to get them to come back to the coop!
I have 7 new chickens that will be laying sometime in Feb/March. I just watched your Nesting Boxes for Chickens video. Using info from that, I'll create some nesting boxes, and I'll experiment and add some fake eggs to some of the boxes, and see if chickens lay in the ones with eggs. Appreciate both videos, thanks for the share!
This is great!! All my hens are new & reached the age where they will start laying any time. I have the fake wooden eggs. I put them in the nesting boxes for a week then took them out. I wasn’t sure if I should take them out every day and replace every night. Also they have a favorite spot to hang out when free ranging. Bushes around a tree I call their tree fort. I check there each day for eggs, nothing yet.
thanks for this! Informative! My flock has been adjusting to the additions of 14 (9 week old) chicks to the run & coop & they are not happy with this. I can see their expressions & know that they are grouchy 😮 I have bought a large plastic dog house & they are taking it, but they free range all day & the last two days I have only collected 5-6 eggs when It should he 11. Not sure where they are laying. I have 1.5 acres so it has been a challenge to find the eggs.
Oh thanks Such a great video short into the point. We got our first set of eggs this morning. But only 2 were in the nesting boxes. So yes it's been an egg hunt once we realized they were starting. I guess lock down will be the way it'll be for 2 weeks. Thanks
The ole fake egg trick :) Yep, I've kept them around for a long time, mostly for the newbies joining the main flock. It really works. I see the hens looking for a box with an egg already in it :)
Sometimes even for the old gals we like the fake eggs if they are all fussing in an egg laying line to lay in their favorite box. They can switch favorite laying spots if they notice the eggs! Like oh someone else likes this one I think I’ll try it out too 😂
Guys! Awesome video as always. Have you ever thought about hosting/creating a chicken 101 class? You have so much knowledge and I'm sure a lot of beginners would really appreciate that! You could really profit off of that.
Lol i had a fake egg bit b cauee it was aa diferent color (brown) i wonder if my silkie didnt care and still laid her first egg Christmas eve and again on Christmas in the nest box she wanted furthest from coop door. I get it though. Its the darkest most cozy spot lol
Hey this is your friend re from Foley Alabama how many different kinds of chickens do you have could you tell me that laid all them different beautiful colored eggs. Is it about five or six different kinds and if they are what kind were they that's a beautiful arrangement of eggs you had their. PS how many chickens do you raise all together. I had 68 at one time I had a very big chicken coop. Plus I had 100 quail. I had some khaki Campbell ducks. I had guineas turkeys
Our neighbor just gave us two hens that are already laying eggs. They are use to free ranging which we have been doing but unable to find eggs. It is getting colder out (last night was 30 degrees) so I'm wondering if keeping them in the coop for a few days would be good for them? We have not added a run yet but they have a spacious cozy coop. Any recommendations? Thanks!
I'm at a loss. I have 6 young hens and one is just starting to lay, everywhere but in the nesting box. I put a false ceramic egg in the nesting box, I've put her in the nesting box, but so far she has laid in the run and this morning on the coop floor. Any other advice?
Hi! great videos. This is a different subject but my chickens, at times, look like they are choking or gaging. I am suspecting gapeworm and I understand Ivermectin is used to treat it but I cannot find it. Any other solutions?
Thing about turkey's is you got to keep him away from the wire mesh somehow because when it rains they like to open their mouths of to catch the water and then the end up drowning baby turkeys I'm it's a very beautiful set of colors I like it also what chicken lays that dark brown egg
I have one nut hen at lays early in the morning she lays under the nasty roost bars😡. I don’t know who does it but it randomly. I even have a nice 4 nest box inside the hen house. I do the same things Kelli and Ricardo. Hope you two have a merry Christmas and a happy new year!🎉
Oh no! Our old Brahma “Bertha” that’s almost 10 years old does that from time to time. I’m almost certain she lays it while roosting 😂 hope you had the happiest holidays! Thanks so much
Is it normal for the birds to move the ceramic eggs around? Also, thanks for the recommendation for My Favorite Chicken Excelsior Chicken Nest Pads. The birds love them and they also stopped sleeping in the nesting boxes as a nice bonus 😊
@jpotenzone I have put fake eggs in their nest boxes recently. One reason was to show the young ladies where to lay the other was because someone was eating eggs. I found out one of my girls had Gape worms. Her shell was very thin and soft. But my Easter Egger "Ester", she likes to gather up all the fake eggs and put them on one nest. Then she adds her egg to the bunch!
How about keeping them from laying all in the same box. I have 5 boxes for 12 hens and they all lay in the same box except for one that lays under the poop deck
I have 2 pet bantam hens that have layed 30 eggs between January 1st and February 6th, 2024, that's excellent, bantams since bantams are difficult to raise due to size and being fragile
Funny how they pick a favorite! Lol it’s always the pretty ones that want to stray. We notice when we hang curtains they seem to like the boxes more as the added privacy 😊
I have 5 nesting boxes, but my hens are only using 1-2 boxes. I have 11 hens. Is th I s common. I have 11 hens and only 4 of them are laying. 7 of them are almost 3 yes old. 4 of them are 10 months
Yes that is very normal, they will choose a favorite box and the hens will even wait their turn just to use their favorite lol. The 3 year olds are taking a winter break due to molt or just the less daylight hours. The hens need light in order to make eggs. The 10 month olds will be better layers their first year and should start giving you more eggs soon. If you happened to just get them then they could just be taking a break due to moving stress. Or it’s common for 10 month olds to go through a “light molt” that’s barely noticeable and they could just be growing more feathers and once completed will lay again soon
Hello how we prevent them is not allowing them to sleep in the boxes at night. They poop while they sleep but not while laying eggs (unless there is an underlying health issue) How you can do this is either have your roost bars where they sleep higher than the nest boxes. The chickens desire to sleep as high as possible as it makes them feel safe from predators due to their instincts. Another way is you can fashion something removable to block off the nest boxes at night so they can’t access them at all. Remove in the morning so they can lay. Just temporarily to train them, after a few weeks they should stop trying to sleep there
Awesome video as usual. I was going to contact you both to tell you… I got my first egg on Wednesday! I felt like such a proud mama! I’m almost positive it’s my chicken Bakey! When I was putting the babies to bed, she jumped down and led me to the egg in her nest box. It’s a pretty crazy story. She literally got off her roost to show me. I sense I have two more eggs from her. Anyway, thanks for the video.
Oh that’s so awesome congratulations!! What a cute story I swear they are so smart. I’m sure she was so proud and showing you! She’s probably so excited about her new egg laying talent that she’s curious to her own little “packages” lol
We are in NC and it is 90+. My coop is over 100 with bihg built indoor outdoor wall fans. They have a really nice area under some trees that is shaded all day and they like to hang out there with the kiddie pool frozen jugs they sit next to and cool water. I give them frozen fruit and veggie treats. Problem was they want to go into the coop to lay. I can lock them down in the shaded area and today I put their boxes out there with them. I use totes with a door hole cut out. Lots of room and easy to clean. Anyway, they would not go in them. I went and got an egg for each box and they went in. Thank you so much for the advice. I know about getting them trained when young but this worked like a charm in minutes. Not sure why I did not think to try it until I watched the video duh. LOL Still thank you. You guys are awesome.
Thank you! I really needed this! I have a chicken that started this week but she is leaving the area because they think im going to let them out into the yard. I didn't realize you need to train them for a bit to get them to come back to the coop!
Informative, with no fluff. This was a great video!
Thank you for not adding in a bunch of unnecessary stuff. I will subscribe simply off of that.
I have 7 new chickens that will be laying sometime in Feb/March. I just watched your Nesting Boxes for Chickens video. Using info from that, I'll create some nesting boxes, and I'll experiment and add some fake eggs to some of the boxes, and see if chickens lay in the ones with eggs. Appreciate both videos, thanks for the share!
nice! i tried that method too and it works... Good Job! God Bless You More
Great video! I used the fake eggs when my chickens were young and it worked well. 😊
Thanks! Before we blocked off access and we had ravens and crows in our coop our neighbor used to find our wooden eggs in his yard! Lol
This is great!! All my hens are new & reached the age where they will start laying any time. I have the fake wooden eggs. I put them in the nesting boxes for a week then took them out. I wasn’t sure if I should take them out every day and replace every night. Also they have a favorite spot to hang out when free ranging. Bushes around a tree I call their tree fort. I check there each day for eggs, nothing yet.
Thx love my chickens 🐓 my first year and I appreciate all the great info
Thank you for the information I been looking for this type of video for a while now
thanks for this!
Informative! My flock has been adjusting to the additions of 14 (9 week old) chicks to the run & coop & they are not happy with this.
I can see their expressions & know that they are grouchy 😮
I have bought a large plastic dog house & they are taking it, but they free range all day & the last two days I have only collected 5-6 eggs when It should he 11.
Not sure where they are laying. I have 1.5 acres so it has been a challenge to find the eggs.
Thanks guys!! 😘
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Oh thanks
Such a great video short into the point.
We got our first set of eggs this morning.
But only 2 were in the nesting boxes.
So yes it's been an egg hunt once we realized they were starting.
I guess lock down will be the way it'll be for 2 weeks.
Thanks
The ole fake egg trick :) Yep, I've kept them around for a long time, mostly for the newbies joining the main flock. It really works. I see the hens looking for a box with an egg already in it :)
Sometimes even for the old gals we like the fake eggs if they are all fussing in an egg laying line to lay in their favorite box. They can switch favorite laying spots if they notice the eggs! Like oh someone else likes this one I think I’ll try it out too 😂
@@BockBockBouquet YEP, they do that. Eggs are going back into the boxes today. :) Thanks
Thank you! We have a few Easter eggers(imagine that!) That started laying all over the place
Lol that’s not what you intended when getting Easter Eggers I’m sure! Hope you get to collect their beautiful colored eggs 😊
Brilliant. My latest book involves a chicken, paramedic Chris and the runaway chicken.
Guys! Awesome video as always. Have you ever thought about hosting/creating a chicken 101 class? You have so much knowledge and I'm sure a lot of beginners would really appreciate that! You could really profit off of that.
Great idea!
Yes, I locked down yesterday so I need to continue! They go into the woods and the neighbours said other neighbours are finding/keeping our eggs.
Great info . Thank you
Golf balls work well to entice hens to lay, that's what I use to get my teacup bantams to lay year round 😊
I watch videos to see what i can learn, seems i know a fair amount, but great video very enjoyable
Great to hear!
I’m going to try this thank you
Thank you !
Lol i had a fake egg bit b cauee it was aa diferent color (brown) i wonder if my silkie didnt care and still laid her first egg Christmas eve and again on Christmas in the nest box she wanted furthest from coop door. I get it though. Its the darkest most cozy spot lol
Hey this is your friend re from Foley Alabama how many different kinds of chickens do you have could you tell me that laid all them different beautiful colored eggs. Is it about five or six different kinds and if they are what kind were they that's a beautiful arrangement of eggs you had their. PS how many chickens do you raise all together. I had 68 at one time I had a very big chicken coop. Plus I had 100 quail. I had some khaki Campbell ducks. I had guineas turkeys
Thank you. I will try this.
Great information ❤❤❤
Thanks a lot!
❤👍nice trick !
Our neighbor just gave us two hens that are already laying eggs. They are use to free ranging which we have been doing but unable to find eggs. It is getting colder out (last night was 30 degrees) so I'm wondering if keeping them in the coop for a few days would be good for them? We have not added a run yet but they have a spacious cozy coop. Any recommendations? Thanks!
LOCKDOWN CONVICT! You are guilty of being a Rogue Layer. Solid info, thanks.
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I'm at a loss. I have 6 young hens and one is just starting to lay, everywhere but in the nesting box. I put a false ceramic egg in the nesting box, I've put her in the nesting box, but so far she has laid in the run and this morning on the coop floor. Any other advice?
I need some to my first girl just started to lay and she does it at night on the Roost I found 2 so far splattered on the floor
Hi! great videos. This is a different subject but my chickens, at times, look like they are choking or gaging. I am suspecting gapeworm and I understand Ivermectin is used to treat it but I cannot find it. Any other solutions?
Great video 👍
Thank you! ❤️
@@BockBockBouquet I really enjoy your videos.Please keep uploading ❤
Thing about turkey's is you got to keep him away from the wire mesh somehow because when it rains they like to open their mouths of to catch the water and then the end up drowning baby turkeys I'm it's a very beautiful set of colors I like it also what chicken lays that dark brown egg
Great info
Thanks!
Yes Thank you
I have one nut hen at lays early in the morning she lays under the nasty roost bars😡. I don’t know who does it but it randomly. I even have a nice 4 nest box inside the hen house. I do the same things Kelli and Ricardo. Hope you two have a merry Christmas and a happy new year!🎉
Oh no! Our old Brahma “Bertha” that’s almost 10 years old does that from time to time. I’m almost certain she lays it while roosting 😂 hope you had the happiest holidays! Thanks so much
Thanx for the tip, please help my hens are laying on the same spot 😢
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Yes excellent right on girl
Is it normal for the birds to move the ceramic eggs around? Also, thanks for the recommendation for My Favorite Chicken Excelsior Chicken Nest Pads. The birds love them and they also stopped sleeping in the nesting boxes as a nice bonus 😊
@jpotenzone
I have put fake eggs in their nest boxes recently.
One reason was to show the young ladies where to lay the other was because someone was eating eggs.
I found out one of my girls had Gape worms. Her shell was very thin and soft.
But my Easter Egger "Ester", she likes to gather up all the fake eggs and put them on one nest. Then she adds her egg to the bunch!
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Greetings from California! ❤️
How about keeping them from laying all in the same box. I have 5 boxes for 12 hens and they all lay in the same box except for one that lays under the poop deck
Good
I have 2 pet bantam hens that have layed 30 eggs between January 1st and February 6th, 2024, that's excellent, bantams since bantams are difficult to raise due to size and being fragile
Wow
What type of chicken is Bellatrix?? She’s beautiful 🤩
She’s a Dark Brahma 😊 we think they are one of the most beautiful chickens
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They definitely are!
Ah Sometimes my Chickens specially the "Chocolate" lay eggs here and there in new places lol 😂😂 but "Whitee and Peelu" has their own spots. 🙂
Funny how they pick a favorite! Lol it’s always the pretty ones that want to stray. We notice when we hang curtains they seem to like the boxes more as the added privacy 😊
Can i put a normal egg from the store in place of the fake eggs?
Can you make a funny video trying to catch chickens? Lol😂❤️
LOL, some are easy and some are impossible to catch some times
@@BockBockBouquet do a funny video trying to catch them😂🙏
Is it essential to keep fake eggs under young hens
I have 5 nesting boxes, but my hens are only using 1-2 boxes. I have 11 hens. Is th I s common. I have 11 hens and only 4 of them are laying. 7 of them are almost 3 yes old. 4 of them are 10 months
From all the comments I’ve read with this same question I’d say it’s fairly common 😂
Yes that is very normal, they will choose a favorite box and the hens will even wait their turn just to use their favorite lol. The 3 year olds are taking a winter break due to molt or just the less daylight hours. The hens need light in order to make eggs. The 10 month olds will be better layers their first year and should start giving you more eggs soon. If you happened to just get them then they could just be taking a break due to moving stress. Or it’s common for 10 month olds to go through a “light molt” that’s barely noticeable and they could just be growing more feathers and once completed will lay again soon
Why do chickens remove their bedding from nesting box?
I locked mine in for 2 weeks and the day they got back to free range they stopped laying in the coop
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I have a question. How do you keep your chicken from pooping in their nesting boxes where they lay their eggs?
Hello how we prevent them is not allowing them to sleep in the boxes at night. They poop while they sleep but not while laying eggs (unless there is an underlying health issue) How you can do this is either have your roost bars where they sleep higher than the nest boxes. The chickens desire to sleep as high as possible as it makes them feel safe from predators due to their instincts. Another way is you can fashion something removable to block off the nest boxes at night so they can’t access them at all. Remove in the morning so they can lay. Just temporarily to train them, after a few weeks they should stop trying to sleep there
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Can we put real eggs ? I cant find fake eggs !
I used fake eggs and my chickens keep throwing them out.
Same here.
How i train my Girlfriend not to lay eggs in the bed ? XD
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چه جای دنجی داری برای آموزش اگر شاگرد قبول دارید من حاضرم در خدمت شما باشم وتخم مرغها را با گوجه های زیبای خودت املت کنم بخورم
It would be a lot easier to watch without the ring in the nose. Yuk! BUT... Good info on chickens.
Would be a lot easier without the rude and unnecessary comment. To each their own, maybe keep some thoughts to yourself.
@@BockBockBouquettats on a woman, major turn off. So there’s that
@@elithepitbulldog2209 there’s other websites for that. Who’s coming on RUclips information about chickens to be turned on.
Could you please send some hatching eggs to India?
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