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minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)linkfedilink41•1 month agoChickens 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.
minus-squaresouthsamurailinkfedilink29•1 month agoHell, they’ll eat their own eggs just because. Don’t even need to be desperate. Chickens be brutal lol
minus-squaremassive_bereavementlinkfedilink13•1 month agoMy experience was that they ate their eggs due calcium deficit (my vet’s advice). Adding a calcium source to their diet fixed it permanently.
minus-squaresouthsamurailinkfedilink9•1 month agoOh, 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 month agoRealistically is there an animal that isn’t?
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.
Hell, they’ll eat their own eggs just because. Don’t even need to be desperate. Chickens be brutal lol
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.
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.
Realistically is there an animal that isn’t?