Egg eating among birds lowers farmers income and the longer birds keep eating their eggs the harder to solve the challenge.
Additionally, the recommended spacing should be 4 square foot per bird and also laying birds should be provided with a 16-18% crude protein. For birds that are primitive to egg eating always use roll away laying boxes, golf balls, fill egg shells with mustard, provide box and beak clip birds.
Reasons and solutions
First, over crowding, this is the main cause of egg eating and can be solved by providing enough space to birds or allowing birds to free range.
Additionally, inability to provide laying boxes, therefore provide 1 laying box for every 4 hens or use egg roll away nest boxes.
Furthermore, water shortage, this creates thirst hence provide enough clean fresh water.
Also hunger among birds is a cause thus provide good feeds daily.
Unbalanced diet also cause egg eating therefore increase protein and calcium levels in feeds.
Boredom hence keep birds occupied or practise free range.
Too much light in poultry houses therefore reduce light in laying boxes.
Stress among birds hence put distractions outside poultry houses, free range birds or reduce chicken densities.
Inexperienced hens also eat eggs hence increase protein and calcium levels in diet.
Lastly, curiosity among birds hence timely collect eggs after laying or practice free range.
