{"id":1854,"date":"2021-04-06T13:16:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T13:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:34:40","slug":"why-do-chickens-break-their-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/why-do-chickens-break-their-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Chickens Break Their Eggs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:55.555555555556%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p>Now, I know that we don&rsquo;t just keep chickens for eggs, but there&rsquo;s nothing worse than going out to the nest to collect your morning breakfast only to find broken eggs and a big mess in the nest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s not just a problem for us humans, it&rsquo;s also not great for the next hen to sit in an eggy mess while she lays especially because egg sets like glue causing feathers to stick together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this keeps happening in your coop, then chances are you want to know why it&rsquo;s happening and how you can stop it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chickens might break their eggs due to several reasons: a calcium deficiency leading to weak eggshells, curiosity, accidental trampling, or having developed a taste for the egg contents. Ensuring a proper diet, providing enough nesting space, and collecting eggs regularly can help in preventing this behavior and loss.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try not to worry too much if this is happening to you, because once you identify the issue there are things you can do to prevent egg breakages going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read on to find out more about the reasons why you&rsquo;re finding broken eggs in the nest, along with solutions for each specific problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just to let you know before we start, we sometimes recommend products which we feel might be helpful for a particular topic. Chicken Pals may receive a small commission for the recommendation however we only link to quality products and where possible those we have tried &ndash; for more information please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/privacy-policy\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">privacy policy.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1- Chickens Breaking Eggs to Eat Them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most chickens go through their lives laying eggs without a second thought of what&rsquo;s inside, but problems can occur once a bird realizes that eggs are actually good to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can happen if an egg gets broken in the coop a few times and a chicken develops a taste for what&rsquo;s inside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chickens love eating raw egg and if one is broken on the ground they&rsquo;ll lap it up until it&rsquo;s all gone, sometimes shell and all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A chicken who develops a taste for eggs might start to peck and break eggs on a daily basis unless the problem is resolved.  Some will even wait while another hen lays just so that they can eat the egg as soon as it appears.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some chicken keepers don&rsquo;t mind their chickens eating the eggs but although they&rsquo;re perfectly entitled to eat them (after all they lay them), it&rsquo;s not an ideal situation because it causes a mess inside the nest for you and other hens going into lay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Chickens Eat Egg Shells<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another reason why chickens might be eating eggs is that they have a calcium deficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chickens eggshells contain a source of calcium and chickens instinctively get a desire to eat them if their bodies are lacking in the nutrient.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laying hens need more calcium than non-layers so they can produce eggs with strong, hard shells as well as maintaining strong bones while they&rsquo;re in the laying phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, chickens get all the calcium they need from their complete layer feed, but in some cases, they might not be getting enough &ndash; which I&rsquo;ll cover next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chickens-eating.jpg\" alt=\"chickens eating together from the ground\" class=\"wp-image-2054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chickens-eating.jpg 900w, https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chickens-eating-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chickens-eating-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 24px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20900%20500'%3E%3Crect%20width='900'%20height='500'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"chickens eating together from the ground\" class=\"wp-image-2054 eager-load\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 24px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chickens-eating.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chickens-eating.jpg.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chickens-eating.jpg.webp 900w, https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chickens-eating-300x167.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chickens-eating-768x427.jpg.webp 768w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Prevent Chickens From Breaking Eggs to Eat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When chickens have developed a taste for eggs, there are a number of things which you can do to prevent it from happening going forward, these include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Remove the eggs from the coop once the hens have laid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use deeper bedding so the eggs sink down out of sight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use some fake rubber or ceramic eggs to confuse the egg eater.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chickens can eat eggs due to boredom and lack of space, free-range time and chicken toys can help to prevent boredom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure your chickens are getting enough food and they&rsquo;re not turning to eggs because they&rsquo;re hungry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more in-depth information on this, you might want to take a look at my full article on chickens eating eggs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/chickens-eating-eggs-why-they-do-it-and-how-to-stop-it\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Chickens eating eggs &ndash; why they do it and how to stop it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check if Your Hens are Getting Enough Calcium<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your chickens are eating eggs and specifically the shells, this could be a sign of a lack of calcium in their diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A good way to find out if a chicken is lacking in calcium is to look at its own eggs and how thick the shells are.  A chicken that is laying a thin, brittle or soft-shelled egg is probably not getting enough calcium in its diet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laying chickens should either be fed layers pellets every day and ideally once in the morning and once in the evening or they should have given access to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/recommended-products-for-chicken-keeping\/recommended-chicken-grit-and-oyster-shell\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">oyster shell<\/a><\/strong> which is high in calcium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you&rsquo;re already feeding your chicken&rsquo;s layers pellets and\/or oyster shell and you still think your chicken isn&rsquo;t getting enough calcium then try the following tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure your chickens have eaten their morning meal before letting them leave the run.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check there&rsquo;s no bullying going on at feeding time which is preventing a chicken lower down in the pecking order from getting much food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure your flock isn&rsquo;t filling up too much on other foods and treats rather than their complete food. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Chickens can be a bit like small children when it comes to eating and instead of concentrating on their complete food they might be looking for a treat instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we let our hens out to free-range, they often go running off to their favourite snail hiding place instead of concentrating on the good stuff.  By holding them back in the run for a little bit to eat their feed, we can make sure they&rsquo;re getting enough of what they need before they go exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2- Chickens Breaking Eggs With a Thin or Soft Shell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another reason why you could be finding broken eggs in the nest is that the shells are soft or thin so they break very easily if knocked or they&rsquo;re stood on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In most cases, this is due to a lack of calcium in the hen&rsquo;s diet, which can be easily fixed (see above), but in some cases, it can be due to the age of the chicken.<\/strong><\/p><p><i>This article was first published on April 6, 2021 by Pentagon-Pets.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s not only important for us to have a nice tough shell around an egg it&rsquo;s also very important for the hen too.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is because a soft-shelled egg can be difficult for the hen to pass and it can even make them appear sick and lethargic until their shells harden up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Older hens can also lay thinner shelled eggs as they come towards the end of their laying life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have an ex-battery hen who has laid a thin-shelled egg since she came to us for retirement and there&rsquo;s nothing more we can do to improve it, other than making sure we take it away early before it breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 &ndash; Problems in the Coop Causing Broken Eggs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some other things that could be happening inside the coop which are causing eggs to become broken in the nest, these potential issues include:<\/p><p><i>Pentagon Pet is the owner of this article that was first published on April 6, 2021.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>There&rsquo;s fighting inside the coop<\/strong> which is causing eggs to get trampled and broken.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The chickens aren&rsquo;t getting let out of the coop early enough<\/strong>, making them bored and frustrated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>There&rsquo;s a boisterous rooster in the coop.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The nest boxes are too low down<\/strong> and eggs are getting kicked about.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>There&rsquo;s not enough nesting material in the nest<\/strong> to protect the eggs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>There&rsquo;s not enough space in the coop.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When chickens are all in the coop on top of each other in the morning after they wake up, they tend to start laying early on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This increases the chances of breakages, so one of the best things you can do to keep eggs safe is to let your flock out as early as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/omlet-universal-automatic-coop-door-the-review\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><strong>automatic coop door<\/strong><\/a> is a really good way to let your chickens out in the morning if they&rsquo;re up before you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You Might Also Like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope this post has helped you to find out more about why chickens break their eggs,  you might also like the following articles too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/how-long-can-chicken-eggs-stay-in-the-coop\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">How long can chicken eggs stay in the coop?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/can-or-should-you-wash-backyard-chicken-eggs\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Can or should you wash backyard chicken eggs?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/chickens-laying-in-bush-or-hedge\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Chickens Laying in a Bush or Hedge (How to Stop it)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a 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