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Thats great to hear!!!! I am sure it takes time for the calcium to absorb. I had a mushy egg last week. Gave her the crushed oyster shells by hand . No egg the next day but a nice shelled egg the following. Somewhere on this forum i found info on all the different egg issues that can occur

I found bone meal at Chewy.com. You could try Petco, Walmart or your local farm store.

20wk old hens

You can also try bone meal to boost calcium & protein in your hen. I believe its 1 tsp added to mashed pellet feed 2-3x/wk. you can also give greek plain yogurt. The probiotics & calcium would be good for her. Just limit how much yogurt u give because it can cause diarrhea. I bought oyster...

I have the same issue. I have 9 hens, 20wks old, & all my other hens roost except one. She sleeps on the floor. There is plenty of roost room & the roost are 2x4s because they prefer to sleep flat footed. She also is the last little lady to come out of the coop in the mornings. She is the most...