Tim, are you saying you take a broken shell and put regular prepared mustard on the inside so if they peck at it they get the flavor of the mustard and then will not go after other eggs? Just want to understand before I get yellow mustard all over. Thanks for your comments.
We are seeing fewer eggs and actually think they are pecking and eating there own eggs. They are free range and have started laying away from the nests which I can deal with but when we have broken ones we don't always find them right away. WHY are they eating their own eggs and do you have...
We have one beautiful rooster for our 14 girls. This was not planned but here he is and HE IS BEAUTIFUL but he is NASTY. We keep an eye on him at all times as he sure is hard on the back of our legs, not to mention the hens. I would hope he would become nicer but I have not heard of that...
Our chickens are about nine months old and it is a shared flock of 15. The other owner feels that they need scratch feed. We are feeding Purina Laying Crumbles and as I think I read on the bag, nothing more is needed. What is the scratch feed for other than a treat? Is it needed? We are...