Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

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Sally Sunshine said:
Thanks, and I dont wish them on anyone! We have done the mustard eggs, they ate them, they love hot pepper too, they throw the golf balls out of the coop don't ask me how, A few days ago I added three white ceramic eggs I purchased off ebay, one was thrown out the others stayed, I cleaned the one back up and put it back in a nest box, I am happy to say that after one month of egg eating and three days after adding ceramics I got an egg a half hour ago! nestled right in with the ceramic!! so fingers crossed!!! AT least they are healthy right??? DOH !!
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The only times I ever have chickens eat eggs is when the shells are a bit thin and they get broken; then it is a feeding frenzy. I have been really working hard to make sure they have as much oystershell as they will eat because when the shells are thick there is no problem. Also if shells seem to be getting thin, even with oystershell out I will mix yogurt or buttermilk along with finely crushed eggshells into their feed, in a couple days the shells are thick again.
 
LoveOfChicken said:
Quote: right now they are in a converted dog house with a side nesting box/s addition, I was trying to figure out how to do a roll out one that is protected from weather and replace existing box. This would work for sure if I had more room on the inside. love the idea
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scottcaddy said:
Quote: How do you fix/stop egg eating hens and have them still alive? Grandpa just killed any bird he found breaking eggs.

Scott
TRust me Scott if they weren't awesome chickens I would have eaten them months ago!

its my WFS and Spitz!






DONT THEY LOOK GUILTY the turds!!
I don't know about guilty, but they DO look well fed!!
Scott
lol its the FF although I have had mold issues so for the past few weeks they are getting wet feed only. But I use our local feed mill layer mash and I love it! well I don't love it, they do though.
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I got a message from Bernie that the chicks inside the coop (my precious 8 week old purebreads) have wet poo

Coccidiosis treatment plan is in effect.

I have Amprolium powder on stand by - thank goodness. If they do not rapidly improve I will add a sulfonamide

The adventure continues
 
Sally Sunshine said:
The egg I got today looked absolutely perfect, they actually get calcium chips/grit. and its always available to them. They are too smart and know they have an awesome diet of EGGS!!! LOL!!
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One solution is to... give them MORE EGGS! Then the novelty wears off a little bit and they go ugh, maybe later at the egg they just laid. Perhaps long enough for you to collect the eggs. I would leave various numbers of fake eggs in the nests not just one- don't let them catch onto one egg- fake, two eggs or more-one or more is yummy!

Either fresh eggs pre-broken for them or hard boiled. Let them eat as many as they want. Leave them all over the ground. Seems illogical but has worked with pheasants and a few hens that were egg eaters.. I did end up culling the egg eating chickens after hatching chicks from them though. If not careful they can teach other chickens to be egg eaters also and doesn't seem to be ever completely cure-able- eggs are just too delicious.. so it is sometimes better to just start over fresh.
 
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I saw another two roll out's recently, one here in Deb's post #836
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/631861/diy-thread-lets-see-your-inventions/830

and another one that was lined with green astro turf. I can't find the link though at short notice.

Here was another type,
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/703571/my-roll-out-nest-boxes-pic-heavy

A budget version,
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-out-nest-box-build-it-yourself-in-10-minutes

A tall one,
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/407917/roll-out-nest-boxes-my-dh-made-me-pic-heavy

Still didn't find the green fake grass one though.
 
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