Because it is in their nature to sit on eggs, even when there are none there. But they need to get up to get the exercise for their legs.
In the henhouse -or in a nest.
because they lay it softly in there nest
Puffy and usually stays on her nest
bees Lay THERE EGGS IN A NEST THEY BUILD A NEST AS A SWARM.
No. they lay eggs in their nest
The normal place for chickens to lay eggs is there home so the eggs stay warmer than outside.
Do pigeons lay egges in the winter time? (other person) I believe they could lay eggs at any time of year.
Technically, chickens don't even need hay to lay their eggs. Once they are old enough, around 20 weeks old, they will start laying eggs anywhere they can lay down and nest down in. But it is nice to have a 12 inch by 12 inch box filled with a layer of hay for the chickens to nest in.
Food. Chickens will lay eggs even without a rooster around. Non fertile eggs are abandoned in the nest in which they are laid. Eggs can stay there until the hen decides to either find a new nest, a predator finds the nest or she rolls them out of the nest.
Eagles build nests and lay their eggs in the nest.
In a nest
in its nest