troyca Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Help. My chief chook is eating the eggs of one of the lesser girls in the flock of three. I caught her in the act this afternoon. Before now I thought it might have been the lower chook but NO! Now what? They have plenty of space and are generally pampered. I have been wondering why I haven't often been getting the usual three eggs per day. They have been together just over a year now and nothing like this has happened before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Are they very thin shelled? They are more likely to eat eggs if they break upon laying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyca Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 No. I have tried adding extra calcium, milk to drink, golf balls to sit on. Still the behavior persists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 When I had this problem with one of my hens, I blew a couple of the eggs out and filled the shells with mustard, then popped them back in the nesting box. Next time she sneaked in for a feast she got a nasty surprise but hasn't eaten any more eggs since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
