Egg Eaters....do mustard filled eggs work?

[AimsChickies]

well...i definitly have some egg eaters

. I don't understand what brought it on, they get oyster shell, plenty of grass feed and water, they have plenty of space and ample nest boxes. SO....i prepared a batch of mustard eggs tonight (blew egg shells, filled with mustard using a syringe and capped holes using unscented candle wax). has anyone ever had this work? I am also going to build some roll away nest boxes this week.

 

[newduckie]

don't know. will be interested to hear the replies. Never know when I will need to know

 

[GrannySue]

Nothing worked with my Hannah. She went to a woman who takes in unwanted chickens. Seriously.
I was tired of isolating her all morning while waiting for the layers to lay.

 

[chookchick]

Did not work at all with my pullets. They simply ate the shell around the hot mustard. So I do not recommend this, I also do not recommend the soap filled eggs. I read somewhere why it is bad for them, but cannot remember why. Here are the things that helped with my egg-eaters--I upped their protein, giving them a higher protein content feed. I made sure that their oyster shell never ran dry so that the shells were good and hard. I checked on them several times a day and collected eggs. I put a good thick layer of straw in the nest so that eggs were padded. I gave them lots of things to do and scratch around for. I did put a dark cloth over the nestbox, not sure if that helped. This stopped my young pullets from egg eating. An older hen may be a bit more set in her ways, but try every avenue before you off her.

 

[anneldbarker]

Any new suggestions for our 25 6 month old various variety chickens who are newly laying but are eating their eggs? We give them Blue Seal egg layer pellets and coarse cracked corn with some meal worms or cabbage or oatmeal or green kitchen scraps as treats a few times a week. Their shells seem to be strong enough, but I just bought some more oyster shells to supplement. We have had chickens for 20 years and haven’t had any issues with chickens eating eggs in our homemade coops, but we purchased a wonderful wooden wonders coop for this big flock and the design has the nest boxes that are low to the floor. I think they can see into them more easily and get curious. We tried some dawn soap filled eggs (6) and they demolished them and didn’t eat as many the next day...but they are back at it today. I tried mustard as well- they must think they are special treats!

 

[Aapomp831]

Put some ceramic eggs in the nesting box. They will peck at them and when nothing happens should become disinterested

 

[WindingRoad]

well...i definitly have some egg eaters

. I don't understand what brought it on, they get oyster shell, plenty of grass feed and water, they have plenty of space and ample nest boxes. SO....i prepared a batch of mustard eggs tonight (blew egg shells, filled with mustard using a syringe and capped holes using unscented candle wax). has anyone ever had this work? I am also going to build some roll away nest boxes this week.

Depends what you want it to do. My chickens loved them ate every last bit. I've tried the fake eggs they work some. My birds will go days without eating and then one day they will eat. Because I am not too dependent on eggs. Just me so I have a surplus I don't do much. Try to go out about every hour. If I see a bird getting ready to lay I hang around. I'm retired and have plenty of time to spend with them. Today my ISA brown laid a soft shelled egg. It was all wrinkled and when she sat on it it burst. Of course she ate it. Would you pass up a juicy steak. Looked like a nice egg to. Big yellow yolk. This is the first she's laid since fall so system is just a little off. She's always had trouble with her shell being fragile. She eats OS but doesn't seem to absorb it.

My only advice for you is to gather eggs often or you can google making a sloped nest box for the eggs to roll away where birds can't get them. I put up curtains also that seemed to help some. I had a bird ( she is gone now deceased) who liked to "patrol" the nest boxes. With the curtains she couldn't see the eggs so much. Good luck.

 

[aart]

Any new suggestions for our 25 6 month old various variety chickens who are newly laying but are eating their eggs? We give them Blue Seal egg layer pellets and coarse cracked corn with some meal worms or cabbage or oatmeal or green kitchen scraps as treats a few times a week. Their shells seem to be strong enough, but I just bought some more oyster shells to supplement. We have had chickens for 20 years and haven’t had any issues with chickens eating eggs in our homemade coops, but we purchased a wonderful wooden wonders coop for this big flock and the design has the nest boxes that are low to the floor. I think they can see into them more easily and get curious. We tried some dawn soap filled eggs (6) and they demolished them and didn’t eat as many the next day...but they are back at it today. I tried mustard as well- they must think they are special treats!

Cut out all but the layer pellets....and the mealworms.

 

[Brown Chick]

Mine are still eating eggs. I bought the roll out nest box and I am trying to get them to use that. I saw two eggs with my camera and when I went out to get them they were gone.