pullet not laying in her nest and a egg eater help!!

[jack123]

well i got a pullet that is still in her first year and she laid an egg today on the floor.. is there anything i can do to get her to lay in her nest .. ?? is there any possible way i can coach into laying in the nest i made her..?

second question .. i have a hen that's eating eggs .. she laid 3 eggs and expecting another one today .. when i went and checked up on her .. it was wet and slimy in the nest and there was still only 3 .. no shells anywhere..
i suspect that she might of ate one .. is there a way to get her to stop.. i feed her plenty of layer feed .. ??

 

[nccountrygirl]

Good luck with trying to break them from laying on the floor. Three of my girls all lay in a nest shaped hole, so when I get the eggs each morning they are all together. Oh and I have three nice nest boxes for them, they do as they please.

 

[Miss Wings]

Good Morning! When my hens ate their eggs, I gave them crushed oyster shells in their feed scratch. From what I understand, oyster shells contain a mineral the chickens need and when they aren't getting it, they turn to the eggs for it. It's very cheap and you only need to give it to them once a week. Hope this helps and good luck!

 

[SeaChick]

When one of our pullets started laying she always layed on the floor in one spot. We put a watering can (any large object will do) in the spot she liked, and lifted her up into the next box (which has a fake wooden egg in it) several times for a day or so so she could see how nice and cozy it was in there. She used the next box after that.
Stacey

 

[Farmer Kitty]

When mine first started laying some of them didn't use the nest box either. After a day or two they started using them. I think sometimes it is a case of not knowing what is about to happen.

One other thing to do to break egg eating is to collect the eggs frequently for a few days or so. Good luck!