Do Ruffed Grouse Nest?

The Ruffed Grouse's nest is a simple, hollowed-out depression in leaves on the forest floor, reaching up to 6 inches across and 3 inches deep. Females build the bowl-shaped nest and typically line the bowl with vegetation that they pluck from the edge of the nest site.

Do grouse make nests?

The nest is simply a shallow bowl in the ground, lined with whatever materials are at hand and feathers from the hen. After laying seven to 12 eggs, she incubates them, or keeps them warm, for 23 to 24 days until they hatch, usually in early June.

Do Ruffed Grouse lay eggs?

Ruffed grouse breed in the spring, with females typically laying one clutch of about 7 eggs [156].