Pecked egg

jmemom

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May 13, 2010
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I have one pullet (don't know which one) who lays her egg and then pecks one little hole in it. It's happened a couple of times now.
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I guess I need to get some oyster shells in there. In the meantime, since this egg just has one little hole and the membrane is in tact, I'm wondering if I can still use it or if that's just gross?
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More oyster shells, yes. But if you want it to stop, blow out an egg and fill it with mustard. I just did this with great success. I came back to find the egg destroyed and mustard everywhere in the coop, so I thought it had failed, but next day I had no pecked eggs at all!

Also, I read on here that after you start giving oyster shells, you can give more shell, less grit, as the oyster shell will act like grit for a while after they eat it.
 

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