I have discovered that the expensive Cochins I bought recently has an egg eater in the bunch. So far all I've done is put a whole bunch of fake eggs in there to attempt to fool them, but what I'm wondering is there something I can put an egg that will taste just bad enough to them for them to find them unappealing? not something so bad it hurts them; just bad taste. Thanks!!
chickNjake, Do you mean egg eater? if so see below: I had this same problem last December with new laying pullets. I was able to break them from egg eating by rearranging the coop to shake things up. Adding 5 gallon buckets as nests. Putting golf balls and stone eggs in the nests. And collecting as often as I could. It was fortunate that I was on vacation at the time. Others have suggested filling blown out eggs with mustard or horseradish. And adding more protein or calcium to their diet. Also I have heard of people adding curtains in front of the nests so the eggs weren't so visible and it is darker in the nests. Good Luck. Imp- if not ignore me
Artificial grape flavor - like cheap soda or grape kool-aid. Chickens react to artificial grape the same as mammals react to hot pepper.
Yes, I mean egg eater!! thank you, I was on the computer WAY too long and thank you, I'll be trying to create some strange, grape-mustard-horseraddish egg! this shall be interesting.
