building paradise for the birds

[attimus]

So not the best news but not the worst. You're half way there with the honas. Waiting one more week for it to be right isn't too bad. What's your current head count anyways I lost track lol.

 

[birdman55]

think were close to 300....we have over 100 in the house and garage...lol...they sing me to sleep...no more counting sheep....ITS MORE LIKE COUNTING CHICKENS

 

[elsfieldchickens]

Birdman do you know how to stop a golden hen from eating her eggs.
mines started laying but eats it everytime

 

[18angovem]

Quote:
Look up how to do it with a chicken... Shouldn't be any different.

 

[scootj79]

is she pecking the eggs right after she lays them or does she come back through her nest area and then do it?

 

[elsfieldchickens]

She pecks it as soon as its laid

 

[scootj79]

You can try putting say chicken eggs in there and coat them in hot sauce.. that sometimes stops them when they peck and get a beak of burn... try wooden eggs in there and see.. most likely though you may have to depart with her. Most often an egg eater will always be an egg eater. Some have luck stopping it but never know. Good luck with it. Thankfully none of my Goldens have ever done it.

 

[perchie.girl]

darkening the nest box often times helps.... couple of strips of cloth with a space so they can see in and out....

Making sure they have a good diet as well.

If they are laying eggs that are weak just moving around will crack them and then they spot that gooy goodness.

deb

 

[birdman55]

Birdman do you know how to stop a golden hen from eating her eggs.
mines started laying but eats it everytime

from my understanding is that it could be a couple of things....first go get some golf balls and put them in the nests...dont bother with hot sauce or anything like that cause they cant taste the capsium...another reason could be there not getting the proper nutrition and actually are calcium deficient...and thats y they are eating the eggs...how old is the bird...how many females are in the pen...this is also a factor having the nest on the floor and having more then one hen...also not collecting them a couple of times a day...you need to break this habit soon as it will only get worse...are they around any other birds by chance.....game birds require certain feed...just like a laying chicken compared to a baby chicken..i had my feed store order the breeding mix for the game birds....i had a similar issue with the ringnecks but i switched them from game feed to grower chicken feed cause that is where the two month old chickens are going...so my guess is the lack of calcium....i would try and maybe put in some oyster shells in like a pvc feeder by their feed and see what happens....

had to put peepers on two of the red goldens now...and have one of the females inside she was beat up pretty bad...bummer...seems like when one good thing happens two bad follows...well the svart honas are still doing great..im glad they had a good mail ride...yepper

 

[birdman55]

http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-Chickens-from-Eating-Their-Own-Eggs
great site to read about many ways...and yes light is another factor....although my goldens have no shelter and lay in the open under the trees we put out there in their pens and they are not breaking them....so i would guess nutrition