Did you end up using them? Did it help? How long did you leave them on? I have the same problem so I put them in the offending chicken and no more eaten eggs, I just don't know how long to keep them on.
I just called and talked to the people from the place I get my chickens and they said that she should be getting all the protein she needs from the feed, that once they get a taste for egg they usually don't stop.
What would you recommend? It's pretty frustrating when your only getting one egg a day, mind you, she's not eating her own eggs just everyone else's, and the only thing that is working is separating her and I can't do that forever.
I have the same problem. I only have 5 chickens and now I'm down to one egg a day, and that is the one that is laid in the nesting box. The rest of my hens refuse to use it now ( I converted into a roll away box with little vinyl strip curtains) so they all lay outside the box. I have tried...
Hello there, I'm Ravon and I'm new to the group. I've had chickens for about 4 years now. I have a small little flock, 5 hens, a barred rock, a Delaware (which is my fave), a buff orpington, a black laced Wyandotte, and an americana (I think, not totally sure what she is). I also have a Muscovy...