They're all egg eaters!!! Update!!!!

[OvertheHenHouse]

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A friend told me to fill the empty egg with hot sauce rather than yellow mustard. She said it was an immediate cure for egg eating

Good luck -

Amy

 

[OvertheHenHouse]

For extra protein my feed store buddy suggested given kitten kibble because the pieces are smaller. She gives kitten kibble to her chickens when they molt and swears it gets them through their molt faster.

Good luck -

Amy

 

[Haunted Chicken]

I added golf balls to the nests last night and my RIR laid the teeny tiniest little ole egg in it 10 minutes ago.

Funny that the realistic eggs didn't work, but a golf ball did lol. The egg I saw yesterday was white so I still think my little Bantam is laying too. Who knows where...but this is progress in the right direction. She laid it and left the coop

 

[mtnhens4]

Yeah!!! progress and an egg Don't get discouraged, just stay vigilant.

 

[Mommy 2 Wee Ones]

Happy to hear that, gold balls are the way to go!

Knock on wood, my two that are laying, go in do their business & leave, today's egg was still nice & warm when we found it. She is still laying like clockwork, goes in and sits about 12 noon and is usually out by 12:30.

 

[al6517]

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As is the case by most who don't realize there is the right way to feed and their way to spoil and hurt their development. Feed chicken feed not people food Just sayin.

Just out of curiosity - I will typically give them a pie tin with chopped lettuce and a watermelon wedge (or figs) during the hottest part of the day. A couple times a week I toss in a handful of chicken scratch. They also free range all day. Is this in excess?

Well if I'm being totally honest the grand kids toss in cheerios once in a while, but not much and not too often. Just when they visit. I have a little bell they ring and the ladies come running. I thought it was a fun thing to do at grandma's house. Hmmm, guess it does add up.

No that's not too much.................. Although when any extra protein is needed for short periods.... I don't recommend cat food as many here do because it is readily available. There are better ways of providing extra protein without feeding it something not designed to be fed to chickens. Sorry but I am not a feed them cat food advocate.

 

[AZBootsie]

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