What makes a chicken eat eggs, and what can be done to stop this from happening?
Different circumstances may cause chickens to eat their eggs, but if they start, it’s a difficult habit to break.
- Raise nest boxes at least 18 inches off the floor. Bored chickens, especially roosters, are less likely to start pecking at the eggs if they’re not at ground level.
- Feed a balanced ration.
If you have lots of birds in your flock, you could try to remove the offenders, but this behavior usually spreads pretty rapidly.
— Troy Griepentrog, associate editor
