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How to stop chickens from eating eggs?

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Unfortunately, it can be very difficult to get chickens to stop eating eggs once they have started. If you have tried everything and your hen continues to go on egg-destroying rampages, you may need to go to extreme measures by debeaking (removing the sharp tip of the hen's beak with a hot blade) or killing the chicken. read more

The best way to stop the egg eating would be to remove the guilty bird(s). I know this may read impossible. You can also try increasing the amount of calcium in their diet. Many times the birds may eat eggs to get extra calcium or they are just hungry. Try adding oyster shell. read more

Egg breakage is one of the main reasons hens begin eating eggs. Reducing or eliminating egg breakage minimizes the chances your hens will get the taste of raw egg. Provide at least one 12-inch-square nest for every 4 or 5 hens in the flock, and never fewer than six nesting boxes. read more

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