Young chickens laying eggs

[joey40]

Hi everyone ,I hope you can all help me : ) I have 6 red sex links that we have raised from days old . They are now 18 weeks old and we are regularly getting 3 eggs a day , today I went to check on them and I noticed the remains of a shell less egg , I think the birds may have eaten some of it ! I know that shell Less eggs are expected when they first start laying ,but is it going to cause any problems if they eat them ??
Thank you so much : )

 

[BantamFan4Life]

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

 

[what's kickin' chicken]

Hi

( I try hard to clean up all the egg,so I don't get an "egg-eater" in the flock...some hens really start to like the taste of eggs.who can blame them farm fresh eggs are great

..lol. I wouldn't worry too much about it... just clean it up as fast and as well as you can.... and enjoy your chickens....welcome)

 

[drumstick diva]

I agree - egg eater's are very hard to break - many end up in the soup pot.

 

[redsoxs]

Howdy from Kansas, joey40, and

! Great to have you in our community! Hope you solve your issue!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Once the strength of the eggshells increases hopefully all problems will cease.

 

[joey40]

Thanks for all the advice, lets hope it was a one off : )

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC!