Once you do find them leave one egg behind and they will come back to continue laying in that spot. An uncle of mine taught me that trick many years ago and it definitely works. Hence the phrase “nest egg”.
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“Once you do find them leave one egg behind and they will come back to continue laying in that spot”
That is true!
But you don’t want them in your shop, car, or under house as they often end up.
I live in rural Hawaii close to the ocean so temps rarely deviate from low 60’s to high 80’s and the house and shop is very open year round.
I have to chase chickens out of my house, shop, and cars!