After reading some of the stories here I have been taking a proactive approach to egg eating in my small flock. As they finally approach laying age I have placed golf balls around the hen house for ALL the birds to see. Their first reaction was to peck at them as they seem to think everything is a TREAT. Very soon they have figured out the nice round while balls are not food. The idea is that I hope they think the same of the eggs.
Do you think this might deter any of the potential egg eater in the flock from considering egg eating when they actually, finally, SOMEDAY start to lay eggs?
(you may have seen a small amount of impatience in that last statement hehe)
Do you think this might deter any of the potential egg eater in the flock from considering egg eating when they actually, finally, SOMEDAY start to lay eggs?
(you may have seen a small amount of impatience in that last statement hehe)