hi all have been whating for a while for some eggs to come from my female and so here is my story. okay so this morning i went to check the birds and look in the nest for eggs so i had a look and there was 1 (all most droped the lid with a bang becuase i was very excited) and i looked agian and it was very small and so i took they nest out and had a proper look and it had a small crack hole kinda thing so i put the eggs back and the nest and had a nother check later and it had diserperd so heres what i think happend. silly silly me forgot to buy some more cuttlefish bone to put in for calcium and thats why it was very small and had a crack and so thats why she ate it for more calcium and so when i did remeber for more calcium i went to get more but the birds dont not seem to have any at all so thats what i think it is.i will try to get some phots as sone as posable thankyou

hi all have been whating for a while for some eggs to come from my female and so here is my story. okay so this morning i went to check the birds and look in the nest for eggs so i had a look and there was 1 (all most droped the lid with a bang becuase i was very excited) and i looked agian and it was very small and so i took they nest out and had a proper look and it had a small crack hole kinda thing so i put the eggs back and the nest and had a nother check later and it had diserperd so heres what i think happend. silly silly me forgot to buy some more cuttlefish bone to put in for calcium and thats why it was very small and had a crack and so thats why she ate it for more calcium and so when i did remeber for more calcium i went to get more but the birds dont not seem to have any at all so thats what i think it is.i will try to get some phots as sone as posable thankyou

 

 

Hello. Don't blame yourself for the egg loss. A hen in breeding condition has more than enough calcium in her body

She doesn't need a daily top up. Hens don't come with a guarantee to lay perfect eggs every time. Any damaged

eggs are normally eaten. Nothing goes to waste in nature, if the birds don't eat it it would attract. insects etc.

Unless your birds a very tame, restrict your looking in the nest box to one a day as this can cause damage to eggs

by hen scrambling from the box in panic.....B.J.

Twice a day is sufficient

Hello The number of times a nest box is opened. Should not be governed by human curiosity...

but rather by the tolerance of the hen to the intrusion. Breeders, pairing birds who

know & are familiar with them Can inspect boxes more often than say a relative newbie, using

bought in unfamiliar birds. A hen leaving her box in a panic can accidentally break eggs....B.J.

Hi F.Panda, just make a note of date of first egg, expect next egg in 2 days. Leave nest box in position and only check every couple of days until she has settled in to incubating eggs or you may end up with no eggs/chicks by being overly eager. My thoughts only.

My take on checking nest boxes is that I check them at 8:30am and 8:30pm, from the day I give them the box. Then they get used to the fact that I will be doing it, even before they go in to lay eggs. This gives them a week or two, depending on how fast they get down to business, of learning to tolerate the routine. I always give a few light warning taps to the side of the box before opening the lid.

 

Funky, you can get them used to a routine, but now you no longer have the pre-egg time period to do it. So you will have to judge for yourself how flighty and upset your hen gets. But definitely, don't take the box down or move it anymore!

okay thx for all the tips and i will try only looking ever 2 day or so. also has any one else had a egg like i said and also silly me did not look under the shavings so the small egg is still there thx all for you help

Edited August 4, 201212 yr by funkypanda

hi all need help there was a egg on the bottom of the cage so i put it in the nest and this egg was the same size as the other one but no crack and also if i were to incubate a egg what are the temps and if you all have some photos of eggs and other things thx all for your help agian