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How to control Cannibalism

1. Feed the chicken well

2. Avoid overcrowding

3. Remove injured birds immediately

4. De-beak the birds

5. Hang vegetables for birds to feed on and keep them busy.

Egg eating

Hens may resort to eating their eggs. This causes great loss-

es to farmers.

Causes;

 Lack of enough food

 Failure to collect eggs in time

 Presence of broken eggs in the poultry house

 Boredom

 Too much light

around the

nesting area

 Lack of calci-

um given to

birds causes

the eggs to

break easily

for them to feed

on