Help we have egg eaters!

[LaFemmeKatia]

Welcome to our flock! I hope you can solve your egg eating problem!

 

[416bigbore]

Hello and welcome to BYC, You found an Awesome poultry Forum to be a part of with many great knowledgeable members who are more then willing to jump in and help you with any questions you may have.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! I'm sorry you're having trouble with egg eaters. Good luck with them

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC We are so happy you have joined our community.

 

[H-B-O]

I have found that if you put golf balls, ceramic eggs, and even painted rocks in the nesting boxes they will peck at them and then they stop because they can't break it open

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard Chickens

 

[Dianne1928]

I have at least one chicken eating eggs and making a disgusting mess of the rest of the eggs. I have 2 ideas.
1. Empty a few eggs and filling them with red food dye. Then I know who the culprits are. What then ??? Born free maybe

2. New plan: empty the eggs fill them with something they will wish they never put in their mouths! Tobacco sauce maybe horse radish? Does anyone has a better idea what to put in there (that won't kill them)?

 

[cmom]

Maybe put a camera in your coop and see if you can figure out which bird is the egg eater then re-home her or eat her. Often times it's only one bird. You can also post in themChicken Behaviors and Egglaying forum for other opinions. Good luck...

 

[cmom]

I have at least one chicken eating eggs and making a disgusting mess of the rest of the eggs. I have 2 ideas.
1. Empty a few eggs and filling them with red food dye. Then I know who the culprits are. What then ??? Born free maybe

2. New plan: empty the eggs fill them with something they will wish they never put in their mouths! Tobacco sauce maybe horse radish? Does anyone has a better idea what to put in there (that won't kill them)?

I know others have tried things similar. I don't recall if it helped or not. I have never done it but have had egg eaters in the past. I took them to our local farm swap and sold them. I thought that once in a new place they may be more interested in their new surroundings and may give it up. Again, good luck...