The Bad Egg

Our chickens have not yet used the nest we set up. I’ve found the eggs on the floor of the coop, on the ground outside the coop and in a plant pot.  It makes me wonder if there are more eggs around the backyard that I just haven’t found yet.

I’ve read in multiple places that chickens like to lay eggs in places where chickens have already laid eggs … get that?

Some people use golf balls to great success, but we decided to go to the local magic store here in Sacramento and bought two fake eggs.  The only color the magic store had was white, hopefully they’ll work anyways. The plan is to place these two fake eggs in the nest as ‘guidance’.

If all goes as planned, the chickens won’t be able to resist laying their eggs alongside the fake ones.