i have about 20 chikens 10 turkeys and some ducks and guiney foul that just run wild on my land eating ticks and grass , i have a hen house where thay can go to lay there eggs but thay mostly sleep in the trees, unless a hen box gets more that 6 eggs in it, then one will try to set them, the best way to get them to lay where you want is to place plastic eggs in the boxes you make. that are only nasty if you coop them up in a pen,, and i dought if i did the same to you , you would be much better, you have to $hit mate and thay are givein all the food they can eat