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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6174976
03/02/18 12:08 AM
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out of thousands of birds in my life ive never had it happen to my knoweledge. I usually gathered eggs fairly early....n

ow he does.

Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6174983
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There are only three options, two of which have been mentioned in clipping beaks or eating them as the cheap choices, a more expensive one is to get or build nests where the chicken lays an egg an it rolls into a covered holding tray.

Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6174988
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Try meat scraps...like the pork rinds its high in protein, but also it's red and meaty. There will still be a teacher a lot of times, and I would find her and clip beak on her. Otherwise clip them all if you can't find her. I really like the roll out nests but don't have one, there are plans to make them fairly cheap.


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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6175013
03/02/18 12:44 AM
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My neighbor has plastic eggs in his boxes my guess they slam into them hard eggs and learn a quick lesson first time I collected egg for them I picked them up thought they were the real deal. Then notices a dot on the ends of them so you know what ones are fake!


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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: beaverpeeler] #6176572
03/03/18 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted By: beaverpeeler
In my experience once they start the only solution is a 10 qt stewpot.
Thats been my experience also!


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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6176592
03/03/18 01:41 PM
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I like the protein supplement idea my dad had fake eggs in the boxes but once they get a taste for blood they may kill and eat other chickens is this a late winter /early spring issue?


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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: star flakes] #6176598
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Originally Posted By: star flakes
There are only three options, two of which have been mentioned in clipping beaks or eating them as the cheap choices, a more expensive one is to get or build nests where the chicken lays an egg an it rolls into a covered holding tray.


Rolling egg nests help keep the eggs clean and protected. No grubby feet walking on them.
Depending on your setup, it shouldn't be tough to retrofit.
A small 3" square compartment in the front for the eggs to roll into and a 1/4" plywood ramp.


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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6176613
03/03/18 02:28 PM
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They tend to crap in the rolling box's I've had. I just went back to nest box's. Mine are totes screwed to the wall the fronts are the lids with a cut out door. A 1x2 perch runs along the fronts.


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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6176634
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Oyster shells


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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: Snowpa] #6176649
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Originally Posted By: Snowpa
Oyster shells
I've heard that a lot....I've ways provided oyster shells and gritt free choice...some hens still resort to egg eating.


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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6176652
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We would check for yolk on beaks and clip them, we also had glass eggs to put in nests. We also fed oyster shells and ate repeat offenders.

Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6176680
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Thanks everyone. I free feed oyster shell and have golf balls in the nests. I never thought about when it started every time but don't think it is only late winter. I guess I will be watching chickens again and butchering a few more. To bad because I could sell way more eggs then I will ever produce.


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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6176776
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You could increase the protein intake in the food. I usually see egg cracking once or twice a year. A wood egg stops or cold every time.


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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6176809
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Try puting ceramic eggs in where they lay they will learn not to after they peck them a few times

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Re: Egg Eating Chickens [Re: ejgartland] #6176974
03/03/18 11:05 PM
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Sorry to hear that, SundanceMtnMan. I've been lucky enough never to have an egg eater, but I was also going to mention the roll out or roll away nest boxes. I've seen them in various catalogues.


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