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We have 10 laying hens with an additional 2 three month pullets. 6 more pullets on the way. I ordered the second because they all want to lay at the same time. And we have a divider in our coop to separate for different reasons.

I have ordered one of the hen gear boxes. I got it up Friday. Three chickens are using it already. I will order another and try to get the girls on board. How many hens use the small box at the same time? I have seen two in there at once so far.

But I am finding no shells and have no other proof.

So I am basing the cull list on this: once the chicken laid an egg it would not need to go back into the nest for the day. So the chickens that went back to the nest multiple times were looking for eggs to eat. Yes someone was eating the eggs because when I use the camera I can hear when eggs...

Well I thought I would fill you in on my adventures with the egg eater. I moved a camera into the nest area today and set a motion alert for the nest boxes. I watched the hens lay eggs then went out and put a tie wrap on the leg of each chicken that layed. I collected the eggs immediately after...

Thank you all for the advice! I have been busy all day trying all of these tips. Lol! Never a dull moment with the flock!

Thank you I will keep a look out for that. thank you! I will be heading to the feed store this weekend.

I have a tight coop but there are hawks that fly over the yard. We have a shade sail that blocks them from view for the most part. But I will keep an eye out for anything that could be scaring them. Thanks fir the reply.

We are feeding nutrena 18% pellets, snacks are fresh vegs, handful of scratch to get them in. With dried meal worms one time per day. Oyster shell around all the feeders. Free range 4 hrs per day. We mix in 1/4 bag wild game pellets with the feed.

I blew out some eggs and tried cayenne flakes run through a blender. They liked that but then I did soap eggs and they did NOT eat those!

We have oyster shells on the ground and feed layer feed.

I went from 9 eggs a day to 6 a day for the last week. I am thinking it is a regular occurrence for this week.

I guess the real question is do I have to start over with another flock. I have too many to keep as pets.

No it was a tan egg laid on the ground by one of the new chickens. She broke it the white hen did.

Feeding egg shells resulted in chickens eating eggs. I did everything just like people on the forum said. I baked them. I crushed them. I fed them only two times. I went from 9 eggs a day to 6. I saw the deleware peck the egg on my camera and when I got out there all the hens were eating it 😡