Nesting on the Floor

[hellsbellz]

How do you stop the little darlings from nesting on the floor?!

 

Despite there being six spare empty nest boxes, I've got two pairs deciding that the cold floor is a much better option !

 

Any ideas?

[phillips]

lock the pair in a box mate

[wings]

As jas siad lock them in a box  let them out after 2 days but then lock them in at night. That should get them used to there own box and make them feel that the box belongs to them. hope this helps.

[carlsberg]

if there happy with the floor leave them to get on with it

[DOVEScot]

I have heard some fanciers use a guinea pig to keep them off the floor

[carlsberg]

did you find that while looking for more posts

[DOVEScot]

did you find that while looking for more posts

 

Naw, thats in the grey matter redundancy file, not sure if it is worth keeping hold of or not ;D

 

But I am glad I got this one sent to me ;D ;D ;D

http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/index.php?module=see&lang=uk&code=83bec75086e05da6a2b9a327215ff8ef

[carlsberg]

saw that last night good innit

[Peckedhen]

 

Hard to stop, I find it happens when they already have youngsters in the nestbowl even though I give them a second bowl. :

 

I let them lay their first egg on the floor then lock the hen in the nest box on the second day so that she lays in the nestbowl there. Put the first egg in with her and she should sit them both.

[LISTER]

lmao love that link Duncan that loft will never be repented  8) 8) ;D ;D as for post mine do  it on 2nd round if they happy then we happy  

[pjc]

if its the first round then lock them in, once she has laid her 1st egg the hen will return to the box and the cock will follow. If they are yearlings and you are using widowhood boxes then cover 1/2 of the box so the bowl is hidden and they will settle better, they like quiet and privacy.

[pjc]

if its the first round then lock them in, once she has laid her 1st egg the hen will return to the box and the cock will follow. If they are yearlings and you are using widowhood boxes then cover 1/2 of the box so the bowl is hidden and they will settle better, they like quiet and privacy.

[chickadee]

We've got one that layed her eggs on the avairy floor, only one of her eggs hatched, but she's quite happy where she is feeding her newborn.

[DAVIDL]

 

  have a pair of yearlings myself trying to nest on the floor...best to lock them in a nest box over night and keep letting them out during the day if you can keep an eye on them...if they go back to the box lock them in again  for a while,if they dont catch them and lock them in...you dont really want them nesting on the floor,if another birds young happens to get out of nest nestbox on to floor  they will attack it and could cause it some real damage...

[Thomson]

I have had this happen with a couple of pairs of modenas, I tried returning them to the box without success if it happens now I just place a small board around the area to keep the young bird sin place and let them get on with it cos there is no point in fighting them if they are determined!!!!

[p charlton]

i best ever bird was breed on the floor just lent some ply wood against the shed

[Guest shadow]

let them get on with it

[chickadee]

I have had this happen with a couple of pairs of modenas, I tried returning them to the box without success if it happens now I just place a small board around the area to keep the young bird sin place and let them get on with it cos there is no point in fighting them if they are determined!!!!

 

Yes well that's it if they are determined to have their young on the floor, there is nothing that will stop them from laying on the floor again and again. We just keep a closer eye on them.

[S.D.B LOFTS]

got two pairs on the floor in stock loft one pair with 22 day old youngsters goes

sits in the other pairs nest who are sitting eggs.

[Guest casbri]

leave them on the floor dose not hurt anything

[883girl]

We've had several that chose the floor over the nesting bowls on their first eggs too, they have all been fine so i wouldn't worry much.  Maybe it is just a preference for them ;D

[Guest TAMMY_1]

leave them on the floor dose not hurt anything

 

Except when they lay in front of the door at the entrance to the loft and they keep getting moved everytime you open the door.  :-/

[ALF]

 

Except when they lay in front of the door at the entrance to the loft and they keep getting moved everytime you open the door.  :-/

 

If they do that just put a nest bowl under the eggs and move the bowl away from the original nest by about 6-12 inches every day until it's in a corner out the way

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

If they do that just put a nest bowl under the eggs and move the bowl away from the original nest by about 6-12 inches every day until it's in a corner out the way

 

tried it , they would not sit on them after i put them in a nestbowl

[carlsberg]

just pit the bowl in the original place then you see the bowl wheh you go in