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How to stop hens from eating eggs , What are your ideas...

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by gottalovemychickens, Sep 13, 2009.

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  1. Sep 13, 2009 #1
    gottalovemychickens

    gottalovemychickens SaveAChickenRideACowboy

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    ..... After i see your ideas , ill add them to my original post and lets see what happens . If you can next to your idea put 5 stars if it works really well or 1 star if its so so . Anything in between works also ......

    1) Golf Balls ***
    2) Dawn Soap **
    3) Get rid of Hens *****
    4) Fill a hollowed egg with mustard and let them peck it.
     
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  4. Sep 13, 2009 #2
    LegHorn-BusHorn

    LegHorn-BusHorn Songster

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    Get them out before they eat them.***** I have had a couple problems with some cracked ones, so I throw it in the microwave and the chicks get scambled eggs they love them, go figure. [​IMG] I am looking for more idaes too, what do you do with dawn?
     
  6. Sep 13, 2009 #3
    gottalovemychickens

    gottalovemychickens SaveAChickenRideACowboy

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    i put a little bit in water and mix it up then put a egg or two in the water for a bit then pull them out and let dry , then when they go to eat them again they get a nasty taste and dont do it again
     
  8. Sep 13, 2009 #4
    Dave from Maine

    Dave from Maine In the Brooder

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    Someone told me to fill a hollowed egg with mustard and let them peck it. It was a temporary solution. I designed a nest box with a sloped floor and the eggs roll behind a baffle where the hens can't reach them. Whatever you do, act fast because if one hen starts eating eggs the rest of the flock will follow.
     

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