New to the hen house in Florida

[evswabt]

I got 6 hens a year old, coop and run included. They had a week of stress then started molting, I gave them protein cat food and the following week started laying. Problem I found the eggs broken. Watched and found the culprit w'as Loverly'. Now have her in a plastic carton separate from the other hens. Today got 3 beautiful eggs, so now I wondered if Loverly can be cured of her egg breaking?

 

[loveourbirds]

trim her beak back to where it just bleeds, and put a ceramic egg in with her. most of the time when they get sore from pecking on the ceramic egg they will stop trying to break eggs. also make sure she has plenty of calcium, oyster shell or otherwise.

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from Ohio

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

You might consider roll-out nest boxes.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Glad to have you aboard.

 

[ChirpyChicks1]

From what I've read it's a pretty hard thing to do but I hope you are able to stop that behavior. Try putting golf balls in the boxes and gathering eggs as quickly as possible are two things that I've read. Good luck!

 

[All Henned Up]

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trim her beak back to where it just bleeds, and put a ceramic egg in with her.  most of the time when they get sore from pecking on the ceramic egg they will stop trying to break eggs.  also make sure she has plenty of calcium, oyster shell or otherwise.

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Welcome and enjoy!
Steve.

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome to BYC!

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

Glad you joined us!

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC! x2 on the roll away nest boxes.