My chucks are not clever about using their egg boxes in which to deposit their eggs. (Well, maybe my chucks' owner isn't so clever at making egg boxes?) The eggs end up strewn all over the cage floor. One just delivered 8 eggs and I failed to find them in time to incubate them.

I have several gravid chucks right now. In an effort to prevent more loss of precious eggs, it seemed a good idea to ask if anyone knows if there's a typical time of day when chucks tend to deposit their eggs. Is this usually an early morning activity, or something that generally happens during the night, or maybe mid-morning after a good bask, or does it occur just any old random time? It would be neat if there's a standard time. I could set a clock to make sure no more eggs were left undiscovered.

Also, does anyone know if chuck moms have any control over the timing of egg delivery? Human moms have no say about when labor will start or when babies will be born. Are chucks like us, or do they decide when it's a good time to deposit their eggs?

Thanks for any insights anyone can share.

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