GRRRR... clumsy me...

[missourichickenmama]

Well, I was gathering the eggs, and when I was walking up the stairs I tripped. eggs went flying. the chickens were on them in a minuet, eating the egg yolk and whites. I gathered up the eggshells so that they will not associate them as a source of calcium. will they become egg eaters?

 

[Jetlander]

For your sake, I hope not. It sounds like you will be eating a lot of chicken in the forseeable future if they do. Mental note to self....Don't drop eggs in front of the girls.

 

[WoodlandWoman]

I've had pullets eat eggs in the early stage of laying a couple of times, that were laid outside the nest box. I suspect they just got broken, as it was in a high traffic area of the coop. None of them ever became egg eaters. They were free range and getting back out to forage for bugs was a big priority for them. After they lay, they have to run back out and make sure they aren't missing something. I don't think the eggs were such a big deal for them.

 

[Highlander]

I've had chickens clean up a few "accidents" and have had no problems with egg eating as a habit. I'm sure as it was a one-off you will be fine.

 

[laughingllama75]

been there, done that. I didn't get any egg eaters out of it, thankfully.