Egg eater
We've had some good days, collecting a full basket of eggs, and other days when the nesting boxes are empty. It looks like our egg eater is still at it. Now the task is to identify the culprit, tag her, and if the behavior doesn’t correct soon, isolate her, or ultimately cull her from the flock. It sounds mean, but order in the henhouse has to be maintained. My girls are generously fed and well cared for, so there’s really no excuse for this behavior. I had hoped my ceramic eggs and the egg filled with mustard would dissuade her from eating the freshly laid eggs, but that darn chicken seems determined to keep at it. With glimpses of spring in the air and the longer days already here, egg production will soon be picking up. I’d better nip this in the bud before the habit spreads to the other hens. Before I axe her, I’ll add more calcium to their diet, hoping she’s doing it due to a deficiency. Crushed oyster shells are going back into the rotation with their feed. Oh, the troubles...
