put at least one egg-shaped rock in there
that's to stop the chickens from pecking their own eggs.
chickens are dumb, they will just peck at everything to see if it's food, so OP will need to train them that eggs are all just rocks and to leave them alone
> put at least one egg-shaped rock in there
that's to stop the chickens from pecking their own eggs.
chickens are dumb, they will just peck at everything to see if it's food, so OP will need to train them that eggs are all just rocks and to leave them alone
I must have been lucky, I've had quite a few chickens over the years and never had to do this. Maybe I've picked smarter breeds? Good information to have if I ever run into this.
I must have been lucky, I've had quite a few chickens over the years and never had to do this. Maybe I've picked smarter breeds? Good information to have if I ever run into this.
We had chickens that didn't know where to lay eggs, so the rocks gave them the hint. Before that we'd find them here and there in the coop. I never thought of the eating their own eggs angle until now, but that makes sense too.
We had chickens that didn't know where to lay eggs, so the rocks gave them the hint. Before that we'd find them here and there in the coop. I never thought of the eating their own eggs angle until now, but that makes sense too.
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