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If the tom is breaking the eggs, he will do it by attempting to breed a hen while she is sitting on the nest. Once they get the habit of eating eggs started then they will break them on their own. I do not know of any way to cure egg eating hens short of inviting them to dinner.

Another possibility is the tom having access to the nest. A tom will take a hen sitting on a nest as a invitation to breed. The unwanted breeding attempts often end up with broken eggs or injured hens. If this is the cause of the broken eggs, the hens will learn to eat the eggs as they try to...