I totally agree with Greylady. I use shredded white, pure computer paper in the bottom of my girls' cages but I couldn't have said it any better. Connie
On 9/04/08, GreyLady wrote: > No, don't take them from her as long as they are undamaged. > Removing them before she abandons them can cause her to lay > more to replace them, further depleting her calcium, leading > to egg binding. But yes, for sure, if you have a nest box in > there, get rid of it and put her eggs in something that is > wide open like a large bowl, or similar, lined with paper > towels. The darkness and privacy of a nestbox encourages > laying whereas a wide open container will not.