I have a hen at home. She has a sweet and docile character, and her hair is black and yellow in color, so I named it the Twist Hen.
Twist hens are always very diligent in laying eggs. However, for three days in a row, there were no eggs in its henhouse. We all thought it had stopped. However, one day, I discovered that Mahua hens actually eat their own eggs.
Why is this? I was puzzled and recalled that I had read in a book that hens lacked calcium and were prone to lay soft eggs. They would eat their own eggs to supplement calcium. So, I gave it some calcium-rich foods, such as minced meat bones, fish bones, small snails, etc. However, I found that it still eats its own eggs.
What is the reason for this? I am puzzled. I observed repeatedly and found that it did not eat eggshells, only egg juice. I picked up the eggshell and looked at it. The eggshell was hard. I observed carefully and found that the weather was very hot in those days. When laying eggs, the twist hens kept flapping their wings, opening their mouths, and sticking out their tongues, as if they were so hot that they couldn't breathe. Oh, it turns out that chickens are also afraid of heat! Maybe the twist hens eat eggs because they are thirsty!
So, I deliberately fed the Mahua hen more green feed, and put a bowl of water and some vegetable leaves in front of its nest. Hey, the effect is really good - the phenomenon of hens eating eggs has disappeared. Finally, the truth is revealed!