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heffesfarms

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I have just started raising chickens. I have four two laying and two not. Want to grow. Any help would be much appreciated. I had a problem. One of my non laying hens starting eating the eggs any advice.
 
Hi and welcome to BYC!! Egg eating is a big problem but it can be fixed. So many people have this problem that it was featured on the BYC homepage this week. I'll try to put a link.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/six-tips-on-breaking-your-egg-eater

Let me know if that link works for you. I hope this helps. Also if you have any more questions let me know. :)
 
Hi :welcome

Glad you could join the flock! Congratulations on getting started raising chickens :celebrate I'm sure you will enjoy it very much. It's a great hobby and very rewarding. @megan13 has left you great link to check out on egg eaters. It's a habit you need to break ASAP. Wishing you the very best of luck.

Enjoy BYC :frow
 
That may be the answer to your lack of eggs, though you would find pieces of shell laying around. Egg eating is a hard habit to break though, once a hen starts they others will follow suit. Otherwise some predator may be stealing your eggs, or the girls have a hidden nest elsewhere. Do they free range at all? Could be under bushes, in corners etc.
 
Hi, welcome to BYC!

Check out the link Megan13 left you, it's a very good write up of steps you can take to break that habit.

Good luck to you, nice to have you here!
 

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