We knew we would be faced with this dilemma eventually – 10 chickens and only two nesting boxes. Our chicken bible “Story’s Guide to Raising Chickens” suggests a minimum of one nesting box per four chickens. All of our mature hens were still laying, so we didn’t see the need to put any in the [...]
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Posted in Flock Size, tagged egg laying, Eggs, flock size, nesting boxes on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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