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Hi Tara,
Fortunately my hens haven’t yet discovered how good their
eggs taste, but I looked up the problem in the book, “Storey’s
Guide to Raising Chickens,” by Gail Damerow. She says once a chicken gets
the taste for eggs, it’s really hard to break them of the habit and it
can spread to other birds. I guess you’ve figured that out already. She suggests
removing or debeaking the culprit (I’m not recommending that, just passing
on her advice!). She also says they may eat their eggs if bored or if their
rations “allow chickens to satisfy their nutritional too quickly, leaving
them with nothing to do.”
She also suggests discouraging nonlaying activities in the nest
by hanging a curtain in front of it to darken it. Cut the curtain into hanging
strips or temporarily pin up one corner, she suggests, so that hens aren’t
suspicious about going in to lay. Good luck!
I’d love to see your Silkies. Can you post pics to the SF
Fowl site?
Jennifer
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Posted by: "tara hui" tarahui@... thui98
Fri
Mar 7, 2008 2:49 pm (PST)
My Silky chicks have started laying this week! The eggs are tiny - 1/3 of a
regular size chicken egg.
Tara
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Posted by: "tara hui" tarahui@... thui98
Fri
Mar 7, 2008 2:56 pm (PST)
Has any of you experienced your chicken eating the eggs? One of my hen had
developed the taste for eggs though she doesn't do it regularly. Now, one of
the Silky chicks that I got last year turned out to be a rooster, he picked up
the habit and is REALLY fond of eggs! Any suggestions on what I can to to
discourage this behavior?
Thanks,
Tara
“Experience is a dear school, but a fool will learn in no other.” -
Benjamin Franklin
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