egg pecking

  1. G

    Four days until hatch day, pecking sounds, should I raise humidity now?

    I have 12 mallard eggs on day 24, there is an egg in there already pecking and scratching, should I go ahead and take the turner out and raise the humidity? A lot of them have saddled air cells. Knowledge of any of this will help and I would greatly appreciate it!! This is my first time...
  2. Chr2241130

    RIR pecking her eggs

    My RIR just started laying 4 days ago, but she has pecked 2 out of the 3 eggs that shes laid. I have ceramic eggs in all of the nesting boxes, I was hoping she would peck those first lol Is there anything I can do to curb this behavior?
  3. EandC

    Feather Picking, egg pecking and rooster impersonating

    Please help! I have a hen (maybe more than one, but I’m leaning towards one main hen) that I have seen with my own eyes eating feathers, jumping on the back of other hens and acting like a rooster, and most recently pecking an egg and starting to eat the yolk right in front of me. I have a total...
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