Chicken Eating Eggs!!!

[chicken boy sam]

She has been doing this for about 2 months and today I caught her. She's a white leghorn who is very bratty. Even though I raised them from chicks they are still sooooooooooooooooooooooooo mean!!!!! I want to get rid of her, but my dad won't let me because she's a good egg layer even though I don't care at all. Help me break her habit!!!!

 

[harrisville chicken]

I've never had to do this myself, but I've heard that blowing out an egg, filling it with hot mustard and chili powder will discourage egg eaters. (A taste of that would put ME off eggs also.)
Other than that, empty your nests often (several times a day if possible.)
A marble egg can discourage egg eaters from what I hear too.

 

[chicken boy sam]

Yea, I've put in golf balls and they were in there, but she still eats them.

 

[nita21]

Chickens may eat their own eggs if they aren't getting enough protein or calcium in their diets. Make sure your feed has enough of both. Oyster shell and cooked, pulverized egg shells can be fed to the chickens to increase mineral consumption

 

[chicken boy sam]

I also have some oyster shell in there,but I just took it out so that may be the reason.