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Re: quakers eating eggs
Posted by Sue/ny on 7/25/08

On 7/23/08, JOSH/GARY /OHIO wrote:
> On 7/12/08, sue wrote:
>> On 7/07/08, Meeko's Mom wrote:
>>> On 7/06/08, Sue wrote:
>>>> I have a pair of quakers, who are eatting there eggs, is
>>>> there anything i can do to stop this behavior?
>>>
>>> pull the eggs & incubate.
>> ya, wish i could she eats them before i can pull
>
> We raise alot of quakers have only had this problem twice and both
> times we supplemented more calcium in the hens diet and she
> stopped eating the eggs . She is eating them because she need the
> calcium from the shell. Try hard boiling eggs and crushing the
> whole egg shell and all and top dressing there seed/pellets. We
> also put calcium sorbate in their water daily 10 cc to one gallon
> of water.
where can I get Calcium Sorbate

Posts on this thread, including this one

• quakers eating eggs, 7/06/08, by Sue.
• Re: quakers eating eggs, 7/07/08, by Meeko's Mom.
• Re: quakers eating eggs, 7/12/08, by sue.
• Re: quakers eating eggs, 7/23/08, by JOSH/GARY /OHIO.
• Re: quakers eating eggs, 7/25/08, by Sue/ny.