Roll Away Nest Boxes

[Scottishnewbie]

Following advice from here, we bought one of those roll away nesting boxes - you know the kind that slant so that the egg rolls away into a wee box that the girls cant get to.

To say they hate it is probably an understatement! They have made themselves a wee nest from straw in another corner and are studiously avoiding any dealings with the box at all!

So how can I entice them in?

I cant line it with straw or else the eggs wont roll away. I cant leave an egg in it to give them a clue or else it will simply roll away.

So what do I do? p-l-e-e-z-e!!

Laura

[frias]

Are they eating the eggs they lay in their straw nestbox? If not I would give in and line the roll away boxes.

[MaureenHall]

I agree with Frias, if they aren't purposely damaging the eggs then they don't really need a roll-away nest box. If they are damaging them on purpose, then start off with a straw lining and take a little away each day once they're used to it

[Scottishnewbie]

thanks ladies...actually frias I have no idea whether oyu are a bloke or a woman - hopefully I haven't offended you!

I will line it with straw today and see how we go. I do think they are doing it on purpose as I see them waiting for eggs to be laid sometimes. I'm also doing a bit of solitary to try and establish exactly WHO is the main culprit.....not sure what I'm going to do when I find out..............

Laura

[pdblake]

Have you tried the chilli eggs treatment? That's supposed to put them off eating them.

And I'm a bloke

[Scottishnewbie]

yes and the mustard one - they are toooooo clever for that!

and thanks for the info - make me chuckle! I wonder what the ratio of men/women us grapes are....not that it matters - everyone knows women are the superior sex!!!!!!!

[frias]

thanks ladies...actually frias I have no idea whether oyu are a bloke or a woman - hopefully I haven't offended you!

I will line it with straw today and see how we go. I do think they are doing it on purpose as I see them waiting for eggs to be laid sometimes. I'm also doing a bit of solitary to try and establish exactly WHO is the main culprit.....not sure what I'm going to do when I find out..............

Laura

Size G . I ain't no man for sure!

Avril x

[HayleyB]

ROFL......

How much were the wee nest boxes and where from??
Ta
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[Scottishnewbie]

Hi Hayley, I got it from here : Wells Poultry Housing and accessories
Tel: 01495 371727

i also got the plastic insert about £4 but i probably didnt need it as the house thing has a metal grid type base - cold on the bum maybe so actually the plastic insert was, on hindsight a good idea after all!

Communication was a bit non-existent and order took ages to come but was well packaged when it did.

BTW - put straw in it today and removed an unpecked egg from under someone this afternoon! Progress is being made me thinks!

[Snadger]

My auld Gran wouldn't eat an egg unless it had sh*t on it! At least that's what she told the punters she was trying to sell eggs to!

Have you noticed btw that some puveyors of supposedly organic eggs always leave a small feather in the box (accidently on purpose of course)) as if egg purchasers will be fooled by that!

I can envision a little old lady with a feather mattrass on the production line adding a feather to each box...........nice work if you can get it!