Egg eating

EGG EATING
  • Sometimes birds develop the tendency to eat their own eggs.
  • It becomes quite difficult to prevent this vice.
  • It may start due to the presence of cracked eggs or accidental breaking of eggs and once the birds develop taste for it they start breaking their own eggs.
  • Factors responsible for breaking of egg or cracking of egg are thin or soft egg shell or lack of sufficient bedding material in the laying area.
  • Presence of eggs for longer period in the pens may also encourage the birds to start egg eating.
Last modified: Sunday, 3 June 2012, 6:22 AM