Susan,
This helps. "listen for cackle". David and I tried spying on Hanibelle this morning to see where she'd go and hopefully lay eggs. But we were not successful. And now I know not to put out my vegetable seedlings "in pots" near her.
Allen
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, Susan Fleming <susan7fleming@...> wrote:
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> I don't know about wierd, but my hens like to lay in the flower pots. They have been known to open bags of potting soil on the back porch and lay eggs in them. I had a serama hen set 3 eggs in an open bag of potting soil and hatch chicks. Boy, was she defensive of those eggs and chicks. I have a roo and 3 hens that free range in the back yard every day and I try to listen for the cackle to tell what area they lay eggs in. The other 12 or so don't leave their pen, which is pretty big. These hens lay in their nesting boxes, but only in about 3 of the dozen spots.  Someone has made a nest in the back corner of the coop and I found 4 eggs in it yesterday.  Crazy chickens! Occasionally one or the other will fly into the yard for a while and then go back. They are all put in their "house" for the night.Â
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> Susan in Conyers
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