What makes a chicken eat eggs, and what can be done to stop this?
Emma Hunt
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Different circumstances may lead to chickens eating eggs. Once established, it’s a difficult habit to break. Here are a few suggestions to deter this behavior.
- Raise nest boxes at least 18 inches off the floor. Bored chickens, especially roosters, are less likely to start pecking at eggs if they’re not at ground level.
If you have lots of birds in your flock, you may want to remove the offenders, because this behavior usually spreads pretty rapidly.
—?Troy Griepentrog, homesteading editor