soft eggs sorted but now she's eating the hard shelled eggs!!!

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wolverine

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Annie has started laying properly now but she must have got a taste for eggs cause now she is eating them !!! What to do dies mustard really work? Anyone had this problem?
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Re: soft eggs sorted but now she's eating the hard shelled eggs!!!
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2010, 13:46 »
Once they have developed a taste for eggs it is a really difficult habit to break.  I heard someone used a pepper egg with great success, the other thing to try is a rollaway nest box.

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Re: soft eggs sorted but now she's eating the hard shelled eggs!!!
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2010, 14:58 »
I am still getting soft eggs and sometimes a thin shell egg. could this be what you are getting and she is finding it easy to get into.   Josh

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Re: soft eggs sorted but now she's eating the hard shelled eggs!!!
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2010, 18:14 »
No she is eating other birds eggs aswell I'm very pisssssssssssed off. !!!!!! she'll end up in the pot but she is my favorite so I wouldn't really  :tongue2:

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Re: soft eggs sorted but now she's eating the hard shelled eggs!!!
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2010, 18:51 »
It is my favourite that is laying softies. She has just dropped one on the grass and they have all eaten it before i could get outside.  I too am pisssssssssssed off

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Re: soft eggs sorted but now she's eating the hard shelled eggs!!!
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2010, 19:45 »
Oh dear thats a real shame I have been told once they get the taste for it then you dont get many eggs for you lol

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Re: soft eggs sorted but now she's eating the hard shelled eggs!!!
« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2010, 21:23 »
I would recommend egg collecting as often as possible every day for a while. This will hopefully remove the allure!



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