I’m having problems with some of my RIRs (I have 4) eating just about every egg they lay. My leghorn, who’s younger, doesn’t seem interested in it yet, but I’ve seen my RIRs eat the others’ eggs as soon as they’re laid, or if one falls or cracks accidentally, they swoop right in to eat it all...
I put ivermectin pour over on my flock last week.
I know that there is a 14 day egg withdrawal period. As it's a tropical solution, I'm wondering how harmful the eggs are to the birds. 2 of my hens ate an egg today.
Hello BYC!
It's been a while! A lot has been going on since the start of the summer and obviously, I haven't been able to post(not that anyone would be particularly interested in that fact :confused:). I wanted to ask a few questions about my chickens and their recent activities.
1. First order...
Have you ever had egg eaters that eat the ENTIRE egg leaving no shells? We have quite a few chickens so it's harder for me to monitor.. especially because they all lay at different times of the day.
The only evidence I might see is just egg white goo mixed in with shavings.. BUT, this could be...
my broody has eaten two of her eggs she has been sat on them for 7 days now. Will she become an egg eater? Is this something I should be concerned about? This is her first brood and I’m not sure if I should just let her be and see what happens in another 14 days.
Moved from Hollywood, CA to VT about 2 years ago and started a flock a bit over a year ago. Originally I had 6 day old Golden Comets hens and 6 Rhode Island Red (straight run, that turned out to be all roosters) that I had to eliminate 5 roos. I then adopted 7 rescue hens, 6 white leghorns and...
What are some methods I can use to correct egg eating? I got a few birds yesterday and today much to my dismay they had cracked the eggs open and ate the yolk