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  1. B

    Egg Eating

    One of my two hens was cranky and kicked her sister's egg out of the nest and went in to lay right after her. Problem is, it cracked open, and then they started pecking at it and eating it. I caught them really quick, because I happened to be watching on camera, and got out there to retrieve the...
  2. Z

    Chickens won’t stop eating eggs

    Hi everyone, We added 3 chickens to our established flock last fall. We’ve never had egg eating problems until one of the newbies started eating eggs and taught it to the others. Of our 9 chickens, we think 7 are engaging in this. We feed them high-quality feed and treats, and have oyster...
  3. ManOverBoard

    Egg eating

    Hi all, So the quail laid their first egg, and being as they don't lay in a nest box, I'm assuming there's an increased risk of broken eggs if one gets stepped on on accident, so my concern is, can quail develop bad egg eating habits like chickens?
  4. Melontine

    Hen caught eating an egg

    ...2yr old Olive Egger. The eye witness reported that they saw he carrying something white, then throw it on the driveway and start eating. Egg eating isn’t great, but I think it’s important to know where she got the egg from before making a decision to her fate. A dropped egg on the ground is...
  5. TyRi

    MASS EGG EATING

    I have multiple hens eating eggs every day now. What started as a cracked egg here and there or an empty shell once in a while has turned into a full blown attack on eggs. Like 3-6 eggs a day empty. I changed food in January and we started to see a few empty shells so probably beginning of...
  6. F

    What's been eating at this quail egg?

    I'm hoping one of you more experienced fellas might have seen this before and know what it was that broke into this egg. This is an odd-shaped and odd-colored egg for my (cotournix quail) flock (I think) because one of my roosters went psycho a couple of days ago and stressed-out the hens. I...
  7. Z

    egg eating by color

    Hey, folks. Live in southern Michigan, USA. Flock of 22 mixed breed hens. They picked up laying again a month ago. Normal. About the last to start was my 3 brown leghorns. Then we had some very cold weather and I closed them up in the coop for a few days. 14'x8' coop. Food, water, couple of...
  8. Lochmorechickens

    Hen eating eggs 🥚

    Hi everyone 👋 I have a hen who is eating my eggs and only my bantam eggs. I can leave all my other eggs in the box no problem, but she can't resist the bantam eggs. I noticed egg yolk in the nesting box a few days ago and today caught the hen in action so I know exactly who it is. She lays...
  9. P

    They are eating their own eggs!

    My girls just started laying. I found a half shell of an egg this morning. Then a hen layed one and then another one broke it and they all started eating it! What to do?
  10. ChickenShepherd_6116

    Do Pinless Peepers stop egg eating?

    ...learn to eat eggs. Does anyone have experience with Pinless Peepers? Are they safe to use on hens for a couple weeks? Will it stop the egg eating? How long do I need to have them on her to stop her from eating her eggs? Will she start up again once I take them off her? Any advice is greatly...
  11. CollieCountess

    Egg Eating

    ...over a few days. I immediately removed her, and she's in isolation so no one else picks up the habit, but is there anything I can do to stop her, or is she just better as dinner? There have been no signs of egg eating from the rest of the flock. So, I'm fairly certain it was only her doing...
  12. L

    How to stop our chickens from eating the eggs?

    How to stop them from eating eggs?
  13. C

    S.O.S. MY FRIEND GAVE ME EGGS TO EAT AND ONE IS PEEPING

    I've been holding off on birds until my run is finished but. Here we are. What do I do with the egg, what do I do when it starts to hatch, how do I keep it alive for all of 2 seconds after. Expediency appreciated 😱🫠
  14. LaurasNew

    Hen crouching for 4 days, no egg but eating, drinking, roosting

    I have a 2 year old hen, she is crouching low when she walks. Not consistently but alot of the time and seems to be increasing. I first noticed it 4 days ago so started giving her calcium with vit D supplements daily. She has access to oyster shells and egg shells. She eats 20% protein feed. She...
  15. Jayteetee

    Do broody hens eat bad/dead eggs?

    Broody was sitting on 5 eggs. There are now 4 and a tiny amount of fowl smelling goo. I can't see any left over shell. Do broody hens know if eggs are bad and eat them to get rid of them? Otherwise I have no idea where the 5th egg went. She was fully enclosed all day.
  16. 3a3y

    Hen after deworming is lethargic, doesnt eat and not laying eggs

    Hello, I was deworming my flock for 7 days (dewormem from vet, two chickens have had roundworms in their poop). Last doze of cure was on Wednesday and today is saturday. One hen who has roundworms in poop was acting normal since yesterday. I found her in the morning sitting in nesting box acting...
  17. Chickycammy

    Main rooster breaking eggs and calling hens to eat them???

    Poseidon my favorite rooster and best Dad has been breaking the hens eggs and calling them to eat it for the past 3 days. I'm so confused on why he's doing this. The chickens partly free range in my backyard but at night they stay in a 9Wx12Lx6H lot with the smaller chicks which have their own...
  18. E

    Hen eating broody hens nest when she gets up to eat/drink

    Hello! We have a broody hen that is sitting on some eggs (all good there!), but when she gets up to eat/drink once a day another hen races in and eats as many eggs as she can before the broody one gets back. We keep replacing the eggs for our broody girl, but at this point it’s getting...
  19. Lovethefarm22

    Egg eating

    I have a couple of chickens who eat our eggs. Is there anything that could make them stop? We try to collect daily but they still eat them before we get to them. Any recommendations?
  20. Chubbicthe2nd

    Egg eating mystery help

    ...mature yet and she will have less of a maternal instinct. In which case, if we separate it from the other chickens, will she eventually forget this egg eating thing when she has her own eggs to lay? Or should we just hurry up and eat her before she teaches the other ones egg eating? Any thoughts?
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