why are my chickens eating their eggs??

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jdixon620

jdixon620

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Aug 28, 2007
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i have 3 roosters and 16 hens and a big coop but for some reason the chickens are eating their eggs i could get about 12eggs a day in july then here it is aug. and i could get 6 maybe less and they might eat half of them they have food and water why could are these chickens eating their eggs i want them for breakfast. can anyone help me please.
 
if any of them are black leghorns... they're known to eat their eggs
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only the black one though... i had one she ate a couple of her eggs
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if you dont have any black ones...dunno wat to tell you then!
 
I have heard it is very hard to stop them doing this once they start. You might have to use a nest box that has a little ramp that rolls the eggs away where the chickens can't reach them after they are laid ...

That's the only solution I have ever heard of ...

Hopefully someone can give you more/better information.

trish
 
I had this problem too and to fix you
have to make the nesting boxes darker
put a mini tent over it or make them longer so light can't get inside.

thats all there is to it


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Ah, be patient with me kids...I can't even press the right keys to put on a smilie face. But here's the deal,
my chicken, Rosie, has sorry to say, live worms in her poop. I quess it's time to visit the vet, gez louise! For just one chicken! Yep, for just one chicken. If you got'em, you gotta take care of 'em. I love that chicken.
 

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