Hens pecking eggs

[swilson223]

I searched the forums for this, but couldn't find anything. If there's already a thread answering this, please point me in the right direction.

I have 15 buff orp hens and 2 roosters. They are in a 20x20 room in the barn with an outdoor run that is probably 30x30. There are 6 nesting boxes in the barn. In the last couple days I have found that half of the eggs for the day (usually 7-8 laid each day) have been pecked into. One was even completely empty. Today I went out there and found two hens in the same nesting box. Is this because one of them is broody? Will that cause them to peck other hens eggs? I have no experience with broody hens. How can I stop/prevent them breaking all the eggs?

 

[tmoore8595]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=612889​

 

[swilson223]

Thank you so much for the reply, but that link isn't working. Do you mind trying to paste the link again?

 

[tmoore8595]

This forum is a great resource.

 

[swilson223]

Thank you! That was great! I've been lurking

for a while, but decided to post a question when I couldn't find the answer on my own. Thanks so much for the quick reply!