sassy chicken

[sunday]

Hello i am puzzled ... i have 10 hens 5 of them are laying 5 are to young ... one of my laying hens is laying rubber like eggs ... and after she lays ... it brakes and she eats it... what do i do ??? ... this morning i cought her just in time to take away from her .... and you would have thought i chopped her head off .... she is running a round in a tizzy .... what is going on with her??? HELP

 

[Fur & Feathers]

rubber like eggs that break easily....
am not advanced chicken keeper but woud guess at this being a calcium deficiency,she may need a calcium supplement to get her back to normal levels.

chickens eating their own eggs really isnt the easiest behavior to remove once they start,we had had two ex bat chucks that started to do this after laying rubbery eggs to.

woud personaly recommend a calcium supplement,plus get some 'fake chicken eggs'; and everytime are checking on her for eggs swap her eggs for the 'fake chicken eggs',if are not sure what these are;here are some- http://www.chicken-house.co.uk/acatalog/Pot___Dummy_Eggs.html
ebay sell them may get a better deal.
it woud allow her to feel she is still doing her job and nothing is missing,she sounds like she is just being broody.

 

[sunday]

rubber like eggs that break easily.... am not advanced chicken keeper but woud guess at this being a calcium deficiency,she may need a calcium supplement to get her back to normal levels. chickens eating their own eggs really isnt the easiest behavior to remove once they start,we had had two ex bat chucks that started to do this after laying rubbery eggs to. woud personaly recommend a calcium supplement,plus get some 'fake chicken eggs'; and everytime are checking on her for eggs swap her eggs for the 'fake chicken eggs',if are not sure what these are;here are some- http://www.chicken-house.co.uk/acatalog/Pot___Dummy_Eggs.html ebay sell them may get a better deal. it woud allow her to feel she is still doing her job and nothing is missing,she sounds like she is just being broody.

Thanks for the info

 

[sunday]

rubber like eggs that break easily.... am not advanced chicken keeper but woud guess at this being a calcium deficiency,she may need a calcium supplement to get her back to normal levels. chickens eating their own eggs really isnt the easiest behavior to remove once they start,we had had two ex bat chucks that started to do this after laying rubbery eggs to. woud personaly recommend a calcium supplement,plus get some 'fake chicken eggs'; and everytime are checking on her for eggs swap her eggs for the 'fake chicken eggs',if are not sure what these are;here are some- http://www.chicken-house.co.uk/acatalog/Pot___Dummy_Eggs.html ebay sell them may get a better deal. it woud allow her to feel she is still doing her job and nothing is missing,she sounds like she is just being broody.

thanks