Decoy or nest eggs; placing a fake egg or ‘nest egg’ into a chicken coup was an effective way to show pullets where to lay. Young hens take cues from their environment, and a visual reminder helped establish good laying habits early on, they also discouraged hens pecking and eating the real eggs.
Decoy or nest eggs; placing a fake egg or ‘nest egg’ into a chicken coup was an effective way to show pullets where to lay. Young hens take cues from their environment, and a visual reminder helped establish good laying habits early on, they also discouraged hens pecking and eating the real eggs.