American serama thread!

[serama mamma]

We are about to get a couple of laying hens so do you guys know how to stop a hen from eating her eggs?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

roll a way nest box, extra calcium, gather eggs often, ceramic egg in the nest box,flock block. some people, not me, trim the beak. I find it cruel.

 

[serama mamma]

I find it cruel to trim the beak too. I am thinking of getting roll away nest boxes. But I guess I could try the ceramic egg too. I have already tried a golf ball to break them. But they didn't want to peck at it so that didn't work.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I had that problem for a while. the extra calcium and the flock block seemed to do the trick.

 

[Jessshan8]

Most hens will not eat their eggs. Some claim you can teach them not to but i have not found a way. I give the culprit away or invite her to dinner. Best to remove egg eaters as soon as found as they will teach others to do the same. I feed my flock and my flock feeds me not each other.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

guess what i got today ? an egg eater. hahaaa appenzeller. he said she was and i was blinded by her beauty. I knew she was getting ready to ay so i stayed and sure enough, no sooner out the butt then to the beak. I took it from her before she cracked it. Guess i will be taking my own advise !

 

[serama mamma]

Well this is my first hen. She is not even a year old yet. But she is such a sweetheart has never pecked me in a mean way. Her rooster however has jumped my arm a ton since I have gotten them. She does love beetles will that help harden up her eggs? I've never read that somewhere but then maybe nobody has asked. I have tried oyster shell and it does not work. I have tried Tums in their water that didn't work either. However, I didn't do oyster shell for that long. Has that ever helped anybody with soft-shelled eggs before? I am just wondering. Sorry for such a long post. But if I did get rid of her I don't know what I would do she is like my little feathered baby. Please help me. And what is a flock block?

 

[clousert]

I've always had great luck with golf balls. I've only had to use them a couple of times but pecking at without getting anything seems to do the trick after a while. Good luck

 

[serama mamma]

Thanks. I think I will try that again.

 

[serama mamma]

Where do you get your flock block?