New member needing advice in Connecticut!

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Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
No, it's not normal. In addition to @janiedoe's advice, I would make sure they are eating a complete feed that offers 18-20% protein with oyster shell on the side. Also try blowing out a few eggs and injecting them with mustard mixed with hot sauce. Put 2 or 3 of these treats in the box with the fake eggs after removing the good eggs. I would collect eggs several times each morning to increase the odds of them hammering away at a fake egg or a mustard egg.
 
Debbie292d said:
Hiya, and welcome to BYC!! @TwoCrows has mentioned before that making/buying curtains for the nest boxes might work to keep them out of there unless they're laying eggs. I have heard of a couple folks say that works.

For the feather problem, are they on layer feed? They may need a higher protein feed.
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I will look at the feed in the morning. I believe that they may need a higher protein feed AND, from what I have seen and heard, they may be using too much calcium mixd in with the feed, thus resulting in some hungry chickens. Thank you all for the help! hope
 
HopeisWise said:
I will look at the feed in the morning. I believe that they may need a higher protein feed AND, from what I have seen and heard, they may be using too much calcium mixd in with the feed, thus resulting in some hungry chickens. Thank you all for the help! hope
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We aren't supposed to put the oyster shell in the feed if that's what's going on. They should always have it in a separate dish. If they need it, they'll eat it.
 
Another trick I've heard of is to replace the real eggs with hard fake ones or golf balls. As soon as you hear the "egg song," head out there and replace the good egg with a stone one or a golf ball or similar. If they hammer on one of those a few times, they may decide it's not worth it! Do you know which hen is the culprit, or is it more than one? If just one, fixing the problem may be as easy - and as difficult - as removing her from the flock.
 

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