It always seems that which ever next box is chosen by the first girl that wants to lay then that nest box is the one most desirable to all the girls. There are three nest boxes yet when three girls want to lay at about the same time then all three of them want THAT nest box.
Sparkle goes into her chosen nest box and Toffee wants to get in there too.
Toffee watches Sparkle in the nest box
Toffee decides to join Sparkle in the nest box
Honey comes over and watches them in the nest box
We all want this nest box
Toffee and Sparkle share the nest box
The odd thing was that after Sparkle laid her egg in here Toffee lost interest in this nest box and went and laid her egg in the nest box in the main coop. Shortly after that Honey also laid her egg in the nest box in the main coop.
It appears that a nest box is most desirable when another girl is using it. Who knows what goes on their little chicken brains!
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It is the same with everything . One girl picks at something on the ground within seconds they are all there. One drinks from a puddle they all want to even though they have ignored it for a hundred hours.
One dust baths they all dust bath even if they are not dust bathing together.
They are more like humans than we think .
You are so right. Whatever one does they all have to do it.