13+ Dwarf Fortress Nest Box Unclaimed. Maybe the hen in question had claimed a nest box outside the pasture. The birds will still claim.
Assemble nest boxes in the pasture. You need to physically restrain dwarfs from reaching the nests. Dwarves will automatically pick up eggs and a hen will unclaim a nestbox when the eggs are removed.
I've Made A Couple Fortresses Now And Can't Seem To Get Chickens To Use Nest Boxes The Way They Used To.
After a time, the boxes become unclaimed again. I'll watch a hen claim a box, pause the game, and in the box itself will be just the material the box is made of, a claimed by [hen] notice, but no eggs. They are in a pen designation also.
Not Sure Why It Took So Long For Them To Start, But It Does Mean That This Can.
Hens do not claim nest boxes inside a pasture when assigned to the pasture. Maybe the hen in question had claimed a nest box outside the pasture. Immediately they claim them and begin laying eggs.
I've Got Two Turkey Gobblers And Two Turkey Hens.
Nest boxes are only claimed by a hen during egglaying and while there. And it's kinda related to the kitchen (if. Maybe the hen in question had claimed a nest box outside the pasture.
Put Hens In The Pasture.
The birds will still claim. Blocked door or *figure it yourself* the author of this thread has. If you have less, then.
If You Have 1 Per Animal Then All Of Them Can Lay At The Same Time.
That's all you should need to do. All the nest boxes say they are unclaimed. I am having trouble with nest boxes.
