How to Stop Chickens Eating Their Own Eggs
How to Stop Chickens Eating Their Own Eggs Finding a broken egg in your coop is always a frustrating sight. It gets much worse when you realize your own hens are the ones breaking and eating them. Once a chicken gets a taste of fresh yolk, she will want more. This is a very tough habit to break once it starts spreading through your flock. You must act quickly to save your daily egg harvest. If you let it go, your other chickens will copy the behavior, and you will end up with empty nest boxes every single day. M ost chickens start eating eggs entirely by accident. A thin shell breaks when a hen steps on it, or a nest box does not have enough soft bedding. The curious flock pecks at the broken mess, discovers how good it tastes, and begins to crack them on purpose. If you want to keep your flock happy and productive, you can find more helpful advice on our poultry care homepage . Info: Egg eating is a behavioral habit, not a disease, which means you can train your flock to stop with the…
