• Rose Thorne(She/Her)
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    402 days ago

    Chickens are opportunistic omnivores. They will eat their dead, they will eat others eggs, they will eat their own goddamn eggs, if in desperate need.

    If that bothers you, never look into pigs and wild boar.

    • southsamurai
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      311 day ago

      Hell, they’ll eat their own eggs just because. Don’t even need to be desperate. Chickens be brutal lol

      • massive_bereavement
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        141 day ago

        My experience was that they ate their eggs due calcium deficit (my vet’s advice). Adding a calcium source to their diet fixed it permanently.

        • southsamurai
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          81 day ago

          Oh, that’ll definitely get them doing it. But sometimes, they just decide that thing looks yummy and go for it, even when they’ve got good calcium supply in their feed.