Feeding egg shells resulted in chickens eating eggs

[Brown Chick]

Feeding egg shells resulted in chickens eating eggs. I did everything just like people on the forum said. I baked them. I crushed them. I fed them only two times. I went from 9 eggs a day to 6. I saw the deleware peck the egg on my camera and when I got out there all the hens were eating it

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Sorry this happened. I only feed oyster shell for this exact reason. I know others have success with the method you describe.

 

[RebeccaRN]

I dont even bake mine just leave them to dry out overnight, crush them and feed them to the girls. Never had one eat an egg yet. Sorry that is happening

 

[KelseyBoxer]

Maybe the egg was membrane only or had a crack in it when layed. I have been feeding egg shells for years. And oyster shell. My hens don't eat their eggs. But with most being 6 years old, I don't get many eggs to begin with.

 

[Brown Chick]

I dont even bake mine just leave them to dry out overnight, crush them and feed them to the girls. Never had one eat an egg yet. Sorry that is happening

No it was a tan egg laid on the ground by one of the new chickens. She broke it the white hen did.

 

[Brown Chick]

I guess the real question is do I have to start over with another flock. I have too many to keep as pets.

 

[21hens-incharge]

My best guess is the egg had a thin shell or was cracked when laid.

 

[RebeccaRN]

No it was a tan egg laid on the ground by one of the new chickens. She broke it the white hen did.

Yah im sorry they are eating their eggs after feeding them their egg shells. But every chicken is different, what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for the next. Oyster shell is the next best thing so there's that anyway.

 

[RebeccaRN]

My best guess is the egg had a thin shell or was cracked when laid.

Yes I bet your right. That happened to me but they have never eaten another egg since

 

[21hens-incharge]

Yes I bet your right. That happened to me but they have never eaten another egg since

It's my best guess since the egg was from a new layer and new layers often have start up glitches resulting in a few less than perfect eggs.