Chicken Eating Eggs

[TheyBeChillin]

Hello!! I need help! One of my hens is eating her eggs, and I have no idea why. They have access to food and water anytime throughout the day with oyster shells in their feed for calcium and grit. I only have four hens- our run is large enough to fit eight while our coop is large enough to fit twelve chickens. I clean the coop regularly, and the girls spend most of their time outside the run anyways. Stress nor malnutrition shouldn’t be the issue. None of my other hens are pecking her- in fact, in the past she’s been the one pecking on them. We have hawks but otherwise, we live in a suburban neighborhood so other predators aren’t stressing my chickens out. She’s always been my broodiest hen and faithfully cared for her eggs. I don’t know what’s causing this or how to fix it! What do y’all suggest?

 

[nuthatched]

What is their diet, exactly?
Blow out and fill some shells with yellow dish soap.

 

[Daniel Grey]

I suggest using pecking blocks. These are good:

 

[Bananabread]

Do you have wooden eggs? I would leave 2-3 in each nest box for as long as needed and make sure you collect any fresh eggs as soon as possible.

 

[Daniel Grey]

Do you have wooden eggs? I would leave 2-3 in each nest box for as long as needed and make sure you collect any fresh eggs as soon as possible.

Or china eggs

 

[TheyBeChillin]

Do you have wooden eggs? I would leave 2-3 in each nest box for as long as needed and make sure you collect any fresh eggs as soon as possible.

Yes, I do have some wooden eggs. Thank you!

 

[TheyBeChillin]

I suggest using pecking blocks. These are good:

Would I be able to find these at Tractor Supply?

 

[TheyBeChillin]

What is their diet, exactly?
Blow out and fill some shells with yellow dish soap.

I feed them Dumor Layer Crumble

 

[aart]

Hello!! I need help! One of my hens is eating her eggs, and I have no idea why. They have access to food and water anytime throughout the day with oyster shells in their feed for calcium and grit. I only have four hens- our run is large enough to fit eight while our coop is large enough to fit twelve chickens. I clean the coop regularly, and the girls spend most of their time outside the run anyways. Stress nor malnutrition shouldn’t be the issue. None of my other hens are pecking her- in fact, in the past she’s been the one pecking on them. We have hawks but otherwise, we live in a suburban neighborhood so other predators aren’t stressing my chickens out. She’s always been my broodiest hen and faithfully cared for her eggs. I don’t know what’s causing this or how to fix it! What do y’all suggest?

Have you found any shells left behind?
Are they good and hard or thin/soft?
Is she only eating her own eggs?

I suggest using pecking blocks. These are good:

That's basically junk food, I'd pass on that.

 

[Daniel Grey]

Would I be able to find these at Tractor Supply?

I get them on amazon