Our chooks are really into the laying business now and we're getting lots of eggs each day. The problem is that some of them have holes in them! We think the hens are pecking them or breaking them accidentally. So we did a bit of research.....
Emma and Isabel found that if an eggs shell is too thin it is easy to break. It could be too thin because the hens are missing something in their diet.
Liam and Jordan found that if a chook is missing something in their diet, they can start to peck their eggs to try and get some calcium.
Pascoe and Heidi discovered that we need to make sure there is lots of hay in the nesting boxes so it is soft and to make sure not too many hens have to use one nesting box.
We are now looking into what nutritional needs a chook has so we can make sure we provide them with everything they need.
Emma also found this video for us......
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