What makes a chicken eat their eggs?

Answer 1

A chicken's diet includes:

-Usually Farmer feeds:corn, vegetables (perhaps leftovers) and wheat.

-Chickens in the wild feed on: Insects like grasshoppers; worms, seeds, and sometimes littered food.

Chickens eat about two cups of food a day. *****Don't forget that if kept in enclosures or small backyards, they must also have access to grit. Not to digest but to help digest grains. Best as a beginner, to ask for a complete mix from a feed shop, that has the grit included unless you envision a large commercial enterprise. ****Also, may I suggest people contribute to what is poisonous to hens, to try to lessen sad, unnecessary losses. First warning: NO MANDARINES

Answer 2

Eggs are formed in the hen's body in steps starting with the egg yolk. The yolks are formed in clusters called ovaries and usually ripen one at time.

When one is ripe it goes into a tube called the infundibulum where the chalaza strings are attached.

Then it passes to another section of the tube called the magnum where the egg whites are formed around the yolk.

Then it goes down to the part of the tube called the isthmus, this is where the shell membranes are formed.

Then it goes to the part of the tube called the shell gland, and this is where the shell is formed around the egg.

Now it can be called an egg and is ready to be laid, usually one each day.

Answer 3

The causes that incite hens to eat their eggs usually result because of poor husbandry or management practices. Chickens do not naturally eat their eggs. Once the management of the flock is restored to an acceptable state, the egg eating will stop.

Answer 4

Same reason as any other animal does - to get energy to stay alive.