how to stop laying hens from eating thier own eggs?

Question

our hens are fed and watered well and thier eating all the eggs they are not threatened in any way

Answer 1

Try feeding them ground oyster shell so they have then necessary calcium and stuff to produce eggs properly. They may be trying to increase their intake of it of the shell may be so soft that they are cracking right away (which no hen can resist eating).

Answer 2

I had that problem and finally gave the chickens away and began again. If an egg breaks by accident the chickens will eat it, once they figure out that they can break the eggs they will. Sometimes they need more caluim, or they are crowded, or bored or the eggs are n ot picked up fast enough. All of these things can cause egg eatting. This is on the web:Causes for hens eating their eggs The causes that incite hens to eat their eggs usually result because of poor husbandry or management practices. Chickens do not naturally eat their eggs. Once the management of the flock is restored to an acceptable state, the egg eating will stop. The list of major causes and corrections are listed below. A factsheet entitled Prevention of Egg Eating discusses the subject in more detail. * If shells of the eggs are thin and weak, provide proper diets as discussed in the nutrition section to correct the problem. * Not enough nest space is provided. Provide at least one standard nest for each four hens. * Keep plenty of soft nesting material in the nest so eggs will have a cushion on which to lay. * Collect the eggs more regularly, at least 2 or 3 times daily. The longer the eggs remain in the nest, the greater chance of breakage and consumption. * Provide plenty of clean, fresh drinking water. Hens need greater amounts of water than other birds and may consume their eggs for the liquid content. * Cull non-laying hens from the flock. Refer to Culling Hens for assistance with this process. * Maintain a disease-free flock that is treated regularly for internal and external parasites.

Answer 3

Cut a small hole in the end of the egg ...remove the contents and replace with a mix of spicy hot food such as pepper, chilli, mmustard etc and replace the egg in the nest. This worked for chickens that broke and ate the eggs when i had them.

Answer 4

how are you sure it was the hens eating them? give as much details to help us understand!!!are the eggs gone or just broken??? if broken they could have thin shells from stress or diet..if they have free roaming time they get bugs and things that prossesed diets do not have...use vitaminsand supplements to help

Answer 5

only way to stop them is fried chicken, you can not break a chicken from eatting it,s own eggs.

Answer 6

cork