09-09-2025, 03:05 PM
Thanks for your inputs. To add more:
Nest boxes should be 12x12x12 inches, dark, and with soft bedding. Chickens feel secure in such environments. Too much light inside nest boxes overstimulates birds. Use curtains on nest entrance or keep nests dim.
Raising the nest box 18–24 inches above ground also help. Provide 1 nest box for every 4-5 hen (e.g. 20 hens = 4-5 nest boxes. 100 hens = 20 - 25 nest boxes. If they over crowd the nest boxes they'll fight and break eggs, or lay on the pen floor and this will encourage egg pecking.
Isolating the culprits for 1 week also works.
Underfeeding increases egg eating. Layers need around 110–120g feed daily with correct nutrients.
Nest boxes should be 12x12x12 inches, dark, and with soft bedding. Chickens feel secure in such environments. Too much light inside nest boxes overstimulates birds. Use curtains on nest entrance or keep nests dim.
Raising the nest box 18–24 inches above ground also help. Provide 1 nest box for every 4-5 hen (e.g. 20 hens = 4-5 nest boxes. 100 hens = 20 - 25 nest boxes. If they over crowd the nest boxes they'll fight and break eggs, or lay on the pen floor and this will encourage egg pecking.
Isolating the culprits for 1 week also works.
Underfeeding increases egg eating. Layers need around 110–120g feed daily with correct nutrients.