egg damage

  1. FourHensNoPens

    Has 'egg attacks' been addressed?

    We have four hens who are seven months old. We raised them from one-week-old chicks. They live in a coop surrounded by a Run. The coop's nesting area supports all four but is designed with only two side-by-side nesting boxes separated by a very low (like 2-3" high) divider. Three of our birds...
  2. madgeroonie

    Is this chicken egg pecking damage or rats?

    Nearly every day I find a freshly laid egg that has been broken with its contents dripping out into the nesting box. I am wondering if the rats are getting in and eating them or if this one of my hens pecking the eggs. Can anyone tell from the photo? And have you any advice about how to stop...
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