Chickens typically eat eggs when they have a vitamin deficiency, although that’s why typically obligate herbivores will sometimes eat baby birds and small rodents.
One thing to think about is that all birds are descended from a common ancestor that is carnivorous. Every omnivorous or herbivorous bird evolved that diet from ancestors that primarily ate animal products.
Just goes to show that with enough time, life finds a way to make use of biomass all around it, even if it means evolving away from an ancestor’s dietary limits.
Chickens typically eat eggs when they have a vitamin deficiency, although that’s why typically obligate herbivores will sometimes eat baby birds and small rodents.
One thing to think about is that all birds are descended from a common ancestor that is carnivorous. Every omnivorous or herbivorous bird evolved that diet from ancestors that primarily ate animal products.
Just goes to show that with enough time, life finds a way to make use of biomass all around it, even if it means evolving away from an ancestor’s dietary limits.
I agree. It’s a struggle based on food availability. The bigger fowl, keep them away from their food, and the smaller fowl, eat their eggs.
Honestly, we incubated too many eggs with too small of an enclosure. They’re getting better, also winner winner chicken dinner