Sarah B Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Hi All, Had an odd thing happen this morning? Tikka always lays first and early on. I was woken up at 8 because Madras was upset and making disturbed bokking noises. Went to have a look and Madras was in the nest box laying but she had Tikkas egg under her crop and she had crushed it a bit? My questions are; 1) Tikkas egg looked brittle and must have been for Madras to squidge it a bit, but they both have exacty the same grub and I add limestone flour and they have calcium grit plus Madras's egg this morning was perfect so I wonder why that was? 2) Do you think Madras might have realised she had squidged Tikka's egg and that is why she was upset? It's never happened before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I don't think chickens have the same thought processes as humans and I don't think Madras would have realised that she had broken Tikka's egg and therefore would not have been upset by it. At the moment 3 of my chickens lay normal hard shelled eggs and one, every now and then, lays soft shelled eggs. They all have access to the same food source. I think chickens are individuals and take their own time in settling down to a laying pattern and as long as they look healthy and are eating and drinking then you probably don't have anything to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
