I have an English White Coturnix that lays rotten eggs. She has ever since I bought her about 8-10 weeks ago. I don't know how old she is but I know she was at least 4-5 months old when I bought her, who knows she may be up to a year old.
These eggs are very thin shelled, black or rotten green in colour, and are just all around disgusting. She acts fine, eats normally and its a high protein diet, has free access to fine oyster shell. She doesn't act sick and doesn't have any lice or mites (I dusted them about a month after I got them).
She doesn't lay regularly. Maybe an egg a week and they are all like that. I thought she may have been eggbound or something but she doesn't act sick and her belly seems normal. She had started to lay a bit more regularly and the eggs seemed to be improving but now I'm back to square one.
Does anyone have any ideas on what is causing this? Should I seperate her and give her some antibiotics just in case? Or should I just be done with her and use her for puppy training?
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Crazy Canadian with 1 very understanding husband, 2 kids, 5 German Shorthaired Pointers, 1 English Bulldog, 2 cats, flock of 24 chickens and a ton of Coturnix.
Crazy Canadian with 1 very understanding husband, 2 kids, 5 German Shorthaired Pointers, 1 English Bulldog, 2 cats, flock of 24 chickens and a ton of Coturnix.















