I disagree. If you just put it up in their run or coop, it relieves boredom which could be the cause of egg pecking. If you only feed them that then it is bad. But otherwise it is just a treat. You can make homade ones by hanging leaves like cabbage or lettuce up.
They might need more protein, try feeding a higher protein layer or chick feed for awhile
Yes, I have. They are hard. I think she’s only eating her own, but I don’t know 100%.
Okay, thanks! They get a plate of diced tomatoes almost everyday. In the winter they got chicken scratch, and they loved that. I thought about buying some cabbage for them to peck, but the seed block would probably last longer.
Have you actually seen her eating her own egg?
There have been three eggs that have been eaten. Once the entire egg shell was eaten. Two times only partially eaten. The first two times I only found remnants of the egg, but today I went out and saw Rosie was laying so I went out 30 minutes to an hour later, seeing she was done laying. That’s when I found the other half-eaten egg. I’ve seen my other hens sitting on their eggs or have watched them leave the coop after laying.
It's hard thing to deal with...the only thing I can suggest is to put several fake eggs in each nest, make sure there's plenty of bedding to avid breaks, and gather eggs frequently.
Okay, thank you
Might also put out some oyster shell.
Absolutely.
Okay, thank you! Yesterday, I crushed up some eggshells and mixed it in a little bit of yogurt ( the yogurt was plain, Greek yogurt ) before feeding it to her. I usually mix the oyster shells in with their feed, but I never thought of putting it in its own dish. Thank you!
She’s always causing some sort of trouble.
