Hi LInda,
Sorry for the delay we were away until today. Can you send me a picture of your coop/porch? Sorry if I'm being intrusive, I just want to be sure they'll be happy in their new home. Their pretty spoiled girls here and are used to space and time for free ranging in a big yard.
Thanks!
@Rafters Thanks for your interest. Can you tell me what their "housing" would be? Do you have any birds now? We want to be sure they would be going to a good home. They are really terrific girls, very friendly, love to be with people.
@napdognewfie
Hi,
If you/your friend are still looking can you give me a little information regarding how/where they'll be housed? We just want to be sure they will be going to a good home. Thanks!
Made rollaway boxes. They will not lay in them! Keep laying outside of them and then eating the eggs.
*I just ordered ceramic eggs.
*Will try to make the nesting boxes more "inviting"
Getting worried though that we won't be able to solve this. :(
@aart
The birds turned one year in April. They have been laying since last fall.
The egg eating started while I was away (approx. 3 weeks) and has been going on for about 6 weeks. It was an unplanned absence (sick child in the hospital) and I hadn't made arrangements for someone to collect...
Recently I was stuck at the hospital with a child for an extended amount of time. During that time the chicken eggs were not being collected in a timely manner and my chickens began eating their eggs. It was a DISGUSTING mess.
I'm not sure which one is the culprit of breaking them (it may...