Folks, I need your help. I found my chickens eating an egg this morning, to much dismay. This is the second flock in a row of mine that have developed into egg eaters. And these birds are young and have at least another two years of laying so I would rather not kill them. Arrggh!
Any Suggestions?? Has anyone successfully trained their birds out of egg eating?
Eggs, jummy
Generally, the egg eating is an indication of either a low protein diet or not enough water.
Bump their protein levels and ensure they have enough water, and see if that helps.
usually a chicken that eats eggs is a stress chicken. try not to make chicken stress by feeding enough.
We would just check the nesting boxes several times a day to get them to stop eating their eggs.
Do you save the shells to wash, dry, and then grind into a course meal to be added later to their feed? Maybe they need calcium?
Good luck @brownsgreens!
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STOPNice post
I came across a similar post earlier. Question - Do you feed your chickens egg shells? It is a common practice and is good for them and the strength of the eggs that they lay; but a common mistake is that people wont grind then up first, just throw whole, cracked, shells in with their feed. This is a quick way to teach them that their eggs are a source of food. As far as training them out of the habit....??? I will follow to see if anyone has a tip! A squirt bottle like with cats? HAHA Good luck friend!
Hello friend i notice that you didn't post for a while time and just resteem posts tried to help the new users that is kind from you we missed your posts too hope see new posts soon