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That had occurred to me, but I dismissed it, assuming they would eat oyster shell as needed. I anticipate attempting FF again and will add oyster shell to the mix. Thank you! Thanks everyone for your input!

My "neighbor" actually lives about four miles away. We are a very small farm community. We were not feeding the same feed. I am feeding Countrylane Layer Pellets (16%), a few table scraps or scratch, and oyster shell. Pellets and oyster shell are available 24 hours. I was fermenting the pellets...

I don't believe so. As soon as I stopped FF, the egg issue went away. It may have just been a wild coincidence, except that my neighbor had the very same issue.

Is it possible that fermented feed may contribute to softer egg shells? Although my chickens ate the FF well enough, after a couple of days, I noticed that there were eggs without an outer shell, just a membrane. There was always oyster shell available for the hens. After three weeks, I stopped...

I have had my hens for less than two weeks. I noticed that I had a floater. I was concerned since I had heard that bad eggs float. I new it couldn't be bad since it had just been laid that morning. It looked fine when I cracked it open, and it tasted just fine, too. I am curious as to why it...