You can use pottery eggs or smooth round stones from a river bed.

　　可以用陶制的蛋，也可以从河床上找一些光滑的圆石头。

　　Chicken will often share nesting boxes, especially those made to be particularly attractive.

　　鸡们经常共享(share)鸡窝箱，特别是当箱子做得很有吸引力的时候。

　　A nesting box that is elevated with good air circulation, deep straw, and free from critters, will draw even free-range hens back to coop to lay.

　　一个架起的、通风好(air circulation)，铺有厚厚的稻草，且没有(be free from)小生物的鸡窝，甚至连散养的鸡都能吸引回(draw back)鸡笼中下蛋。

　　Otherwise, you will have to go hunting for your eggs. This can be a fun activity but can become time-consuming if your girls are constantly switching their preferred laying spots.

　　反之，如果鸡窝吸引不来鸡们，你就得到处找(go hunting)蛋了。这是一个挺有趣的活动，但如果你的鸡姑娘们不时(constantly)更换自己青睐的下蛋处，做起来也会很费时间(time-consuming)。

　　One important thing to note is that most chickens don’t want you taking their eggs while they’re still in the nesting box.

　　要注意(note)的一个重要事项是，大多数鸡不希望在它们还没出鸡窝的时候，你就去取蛋。

　　Hens prefer privacy and stillness when going about the business of laying her eggs. A hen may get upset or will not lay her eggs where again if she is disturbed while laying since she will no longer see the nest as a safe place.

　　母鸡在处理下蛋这件事的时候，喜欢私密(privacy)和平静(stillness)。如果她们在下蛋的时候遭到打扰，可能会很不高兴，或者不会再在同一处下蛋了，因为她们已经不再将此鸡窝视作安全的地方。

　　To discourage broodiness, keep a strict schedule for picking up eggs. Make sure that you’re not leaving down eggs after nightfall each day.

　　如果要阻止(discourage)母鸡孵蛋，你需要坚持一个严格的取蛋时间表(keep a strict schedule)。确保你每天不会把蛋留到天黑以后(after nightfall)。

　　This will not only prevent broodiness but will also make it less likely that you will draw in predators – we’re not the only ones who think chicken eggs are a tasty snack – and will make sure you are collecting the freshest eggs each day.

　　这样做不仅能避免孵蛋，减少引来(draw in)猎食者的可能性 —不止我们人类觉得鸡蛋是美味小食(tasty snack) — 还能确保你天都能收集到最新鲜的鸡蛋。

　　原文摘选自：https://pekinbantams.org/，作者Neil Armitage，生活在英国约克郡奔宁山脉，育有22个品种约300只鸡