How to Stop Egg Eating

Most families tend a small backyard flock for the precious eggs hens generously give each day  Few human foods are as delicious or nutrient packed  Add the pride of caring for productive chickens as a benefit beyond food

Sometimes problems arise  Once in a while a hen becomes a thief She’ll eat eggs in the nest, making a mess in the process  It usually starts when a hen spots a cracked or broken egg in the nest, pecks the nutritious contents, and decides it’s a delicious addition to her diet An egg eater is a parasite that can’t be tolerated

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