chicken question -

[Kali]

15. I have a dozen hens at the moment

I have a set of two connected "official" factory made galvanized nest boxes hanging about 18 inches off the floor, and old ice chest and a plastic milk crate both sitting on the floor. All 4 have a layer of alfalfa hay in the bottom and one white golf ball for enticing. the usual distribution of eggs is a single or 2 in the milk crate, 3 or 4 in the ice chest, 3 or 4 in the left side of the nest boxes, 5 or 6 in the right side. usually one egg loose on the floor near the "human" door to the coop.

they clearly prefer the right hand side of the double nest box and the milk crate is their least favorite