A little too late now; but I put wooden or ceramic eggs in each nesting box about 3 weeks before our pullets start to lay. They move them around, peck at them and after the newness is over, they leave them alone. When they start to lay actual eggs, they already know they don't crack, they're...
We had Leghorns years ago, and after putting up with their behavior problems we switched over to dual duty birds.
What a difference! These gals are so happy and friendly every day and every hour of each day. I still get plenty of
eggs too! We are so happy we switched to the dual duty. They...
I am another lady who loves all things chickens! We live in Arizona out in the middle of cotton fields, rattlesnakes, scorpions, and all things nasty! I needed chickens to calm me down with all these critters out here. Our birds do not run free as we have too many predators here but my DH...