My Chickens Like Mustard Filled Eggs

[Let There Be Light]

Sometimes my chickens eat their own eggs, so because of this I tried mustard filled eggs as it was said to break them from eating the eggs. Well, today I found out my chickens like mustard! I am wondering if there is something else I could fill the eggs with or maybe something else I could do to stop them from eating the eggs?

 

[primatologica]

Sometimes my chickens eat their own eggs, so because of this I tried mustard filled eggs as it was said to break them from eating the eggs. Well, today I found out my chickens like mustard! I am wondering if there is something else I could fill the eggs with or maybe something else I could do to stop them from eating the eggs?

They can't taste spicy so hot sauce likely won't work. I think they can taste bitter--maybe the bitter green spray some people use on wires in their homes to keep cats and dogs from chewing on them? Or just ceramic/wooden eggs do there's no positive payoff for pecking them?

 

[rosemarythyme]

Some folks say dish soap works - I haven't tried it but it certainly tastes worse than mustard.

 

[Let There Be Light]

They can't taste spicy so hot sauce likely won't work. I think they can taste bitter--maybe the bitter green spray some people use on wires in their homes to keep cats and dogs from chewing on them? Or just ceramic/wooden eggs do there's no positive payoff for pecking them?

I did not know that chickens can't taste spicy foods!

 

[Let There Be Light]

Some folks say dish soap works - I haven't tried it but it certainly tastes worse than mustard.

Thanks, I will try that...

 

[FeatherTay]

Maybe try blue kote.

 

[aart]

Maybe try blue kote.

What?!

Sometimes my chickens eat their own eggs

How often?
Are the eggs they eat hard or soft/weak shelled?

Figure out why/when they are eating eggs then we can come up with a solution.

 

[FeatherTay]

What?!


How often?
Are the eggs they eat hard or soft/weak shelled?

Figure out why/when they are eating eggs then we can come up with a solution.

Was that weird to suggest..?

 

[aart]

Was that weird to suggest..?

It makes no sense.
Where would you put the blukote and why?

 

[FeatherTay]

It makes no sense.
Where would you put the blukote and why?

Alright, please do tell me why it’s not a good suggestion! Obviously I need to be enlightened

I thought it was fine because people put blukote on feet so chickens leave other feet alone, so if you put some blukote on the egg, then maybe they will leave it alone.

Was this not right.