mrs chook Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I managed over half term to 'intercept' the eggs before they were eaten. I work at the local school in the mornings and come home to a hollow shell. It's been going on for weeks now. I have tried fake egg, but bertha showed signs of going broody on it, prissy isn't laying eggs with firm shells despite grit and limestone flour Any suggestions PLEASE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 We used the rubber egg, but initially it didn't work as Pepper lays dark brown eggs and the rubber egg was pale. We gently cracked open one of her eggs that we saved (we couldn't eat them for a while as she was on medication), dunked the rubber egg in cayenne pepper and 'wrapped it' in her egg shell. A few days of this seems to have worked as she has only eaten one egg in the last four weeks. Although the day she did do this was the day of my hen party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Maybe the soft egg layer needs a bit more Vit D. Why not sprinkle a bit of cod liver oil on her pellets? Or there is a calcium and Vit D supplement called Zolcal D which might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs chook Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 Thanks very much for your advice I shall try your suggestions, anything to help them be healthy and happy, oh yeah, and to have an egg or two occasionally! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
