Egg eater 2.0

[City Farmer Jim]

Ok i know y'all are getting tired of the same(almost)question over and over again. It keeps twisting and evolving..so here it is. Can a broody pullet be an egg eater? The pullet who will be a hen in September has gone broody and discovered an eaten/broken egg today(6pm central) not positive if it was eaten or broken. The shell was broken beyond able to determine why but very thin. It was 100 degrees here today.

 

[Yardmom]

Eating one broken egg does not make it a problem egg eater. It is normal for chickens to eat cracked eggs.

 

[City Farmer Jim]

Thank you...its been so hot for so long here that our normal 5 eggs a day is down 1 or 2 a day now.

 

[Shadrach]

Can a broody pullet be an egg eater?

Yes.
However, eating an egg that was broken due to a thin shell isn't a problem
What seems more important is dealing with why thin shelled eggs are being laid.
Are they getting enough Calcium?

 

[Mrs. K]

I tried twice last summer brooding eggs in a hot spell, with dismal results.

 

[Shadrach]

I tried twice last summer brooding eggs in a hot spell, with dismal results.

I found it works better if you let hens do it.

 

[Mrs. K]

I found it works better if you let hens do it.

BOOOOOOooooo, just so you know, the hens did not have any better luck!