Kaionai
In the Brooder
- Feb 24, 2017
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Hi, new to the forums and i been looking for an answer and could not find one.
I have two americana and black rock hens 4 total. So today i was outside tending to my hens and one of the blackrock hens layed a shell less soft shell egg in the nest than afterwards went outside the coop and pooped out a yolk in front of the rest of the girls. They all swarmed for the freshly layed yolk and gobbled it up before i could have a chance to clean it up.
This is the first time i had seen something like this, and i have researched oyster shells and diet and i fulfill the needs of my girls, but now im worried they will become egg eaters. I have notice before and caught the previous egg eater but she stopped. But the egg eater is the one who pooped out the yolk.
What should i do?
They are 25-26 weeks and look fully grown. But they are still babies. Any advice from the chicken masters out there?
Thanks!
I have two americana and black rock hens 4 total. So today i was outside tending to my hens and one of the blackrock hens layed a shell less soft shell egg in the nest than afterwards went outside the coop and pooped out a yolk in front of the rest of the girls. They all swarmed for the freshly layed yolk and gobbled it up before i could have a chance to clean it up.
This is the first time i had seen something like this, and i have researched oyster shells and diet and i fulfill the needs of my girls, but now im worried they will become egg eaters. I have notice before and caught the previous egg eater but she stopped. But the egg eater is the one who pooped out the yolk.
What should i do?
They are 25-26 weeks and look fully grown. But they are still babies. Any advice from the chicken masters out there?
Thanks!