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4/21/12 at 6:55am

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chickenlove08

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My silkie keeps laying just the inner film part with everything else in it just not the outer shell. It has happened twice Why?

5 cochins, 3 chocolate orpingtons, 2 barred rock, 5 black plymouth rock, 5 silkies, 1 mille fleur d'uccle, 3 dogs, 1 cat, and a bunch of cows.

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4/21/12 at 7:05am

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how old is the chicken? are you feeding her oyster shells/eggshells? they need lots of calcium.

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4/21/12 at 7:08am

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She will be a year in a month. They have not had the oyster shells in about a month or two.

5 cochins, 3 chocolate orpingtons, 2 barred rock, 5 black plymouth rock, 5 silkies, 1 mille fleur d'uccle, 3 dogs, 1 cat, and a bunch of cows.

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4/21/12 at 9:36am

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Hi,

I had this problem when i first got my Speckled Maran. I had 3 in total. I started giving them the crushed oyster shells and have not had any since. I normally give them some every day. They take it when they need it. Hope your eggs are back to normal soon.

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4/22/12 at 9:31am

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