Hi everyone,
I just have four hens in my back garden. They're warrens and lay very well but for the last few months I keep getting the occasional egg which has a flat side that is very thin. Some of these have broken before I've collected them in the morning and I think a hen has got the taste for eggs.
I now frequently find two whole eggs sitting in a pool of broken egg in the coop. How can I break this behaviour, or can't I?
In case it might be a nutrient thing, they are fed on layers pellets, have access to oyster shell grit and mixed corn, and I mix a tonic in with their water. They also have access to greens occasionally, particularly when I'm weeding the garden! They moulted during the last couple of months (mid-winter here in the UK) and they got a few mealworms to help them keep their protein levels up when regrowing their feathers.
Any advice on something I'm doing wrong or not doing etc would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Jenny
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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