To do this, hang bags of hair and used clothing inside the chicken coop and the fence preferably near entrances. Discourage predators from your premises. This will depend much on the predators that are in your area. Different predators use different methods. Consult with the animal control or the local authorities in your area. When other chicken sees the blood, it attracts their interest that they would peck on the chicken also resulting to depression and death. Lice are usually transmitted by introducing other birds that are infected to the chicken house. To treat lice, spray the infected chicken with sulfur based dust sprays. This is normally done by piling three to four inches of wood shavings under the floor. Most people will design or make allowances for a feeder and water container and supply system, often though it is convenient to purchase the system in a local farm supply store. The Materials - You will need 4x4 wood for corner posts/studs and skids For boundary and floor joist, framing for walls and roofs you need 4x2's. Normally though they do not peck their own eggs but when it starts and nothing is done to keep them from doing it, they would develop the taste of the eggs and the habit could form. To prevent chickens from eating their eggs, try the following. Feed your chicken grits. Grits are purchased in your local farm supply store or you could make your own. Keeping Chicken Producing High Quality Chicken Eggs The effort to produce high quality food sources and quality farm products has been a major focus in all sectors of the food industry. For the average man working in the poultry industry, the changes, complexities, and practices in producing high quality chicken eggs and meat could be stressful if not bewildering, but what happens in the farm determines directly the quality of the products that the poultry produce. Do not settle for just any wire to build the fence, and use one that is durable. The fence should be high enough that even high leapers can't jump over it, and its bottom buried deep enough (20 inches at the very least) under the ground to prevent predators from burrowing underneath. PROPER FEEDING AND WATERING Just like with any livestock, chickens need a well-balanced diet and a daily intake of water.