What gender are my girls?

[K Spot]

I have often fed my girls scrambled eggs to them for a quick protein boost with sardines, garlic and ACV mixed in. This mixture with a bit of livamol added, kept my Dorking alive while she was battling a nasty eye infection.
I've never had them turn into egg eaters from eating eggs like this. But, everyone has different views and I respect that.

 

[subhanalah]

I feed mine anything that isn't dangerous for them, lol. I even cheat a little and give them the last few drops out of my chocolate milk glass...what can I say, they have me wrapped around their little feather.

 

[sdm1908]

Mealworms, vegetable scraps, time free-ranging for bugs and weeds.  I also feed mine a warm copra or oatmeal mash, sardines, apple cider vinegar

Where would I find the worms and how would I give them the apple cinder vinegar? In the water?
I already mix some sort of powder into the water for vitamins

 

[sdm1908]

I feed mine anything that isn't dangerous for them, lol. I even cheat a little and give them the last few drops out of my chocolate milk glass...what can I say, they have me wrapped around their little feather.

I know how that is lol my girls get bread crumbs even though they shouldn't

 

[sdm1908]

I have often fed my girls scrambled eggs to them for a quick protein boost with sardines, garlic and ACV mixed in.  This mixture with a bit of livamol added, kept my Dorking alive while she was battling a nasty eye infection. 

I've never had them turn into egg eaters from eating eggs like this.  But, everyone has different views and I respect that. 

What do you do if they start eating their eggs?
(Mine are only five weeks right now, but it's good to know ha ha)

 

[K Spot]

What do you do if they start eating their eggs?
(Mine are only five weeks right now, but it's good to know ha ha)

From what I hear it can be quite hard to break egg eaters. If you want, you may like to do a search in the BYC forum on egg eating and research from there

 

[sdm1908]

From what I hear it can be quite hard to break egg eaters.  If you want, you may like to do a search in the BYC forum on egg eating and research from there 

Alright, thanks for all your help!

 

[subhanalah]

What do you do if they start eating their eggs?
(Mine are only five weeks right now, but it's good to know ha ha)

egg eating is more commonly attributed to the hens needing something in their diet that is lacking.
If you provide an adequate diet and keep fake eggs or golf balls in the nests, you shouldn't have a problem.

 

[sdm1908]

egg eating is more commonly attributed to the hens needing something in their diet that is lacking.
If you provide an adequate diet and keep fake eggs or golf balls in the nests, you shouldn't have a problem.

Why would you put fake eggs there? I've never heard of that?
And how many for two chickens?
I'm putting them outside in two weeks!

 

[subhanalah]

Why would you put fake eggs there? I've never heard of that?
And how many for two chickens?
I'm putting them outside in two weeks!

you only need one nest box for two chickens, but you should have at least two just in case the other one is occupied.

The fake eggs show them that it's safe to lay their eggs there and makes them want to lay an egg there too!
Also, when they peck it, it teaches them that they can't break eggs.