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HELP--- incompletely formed egg ????

post #1 of 13
4/27/12 at 8:27am
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This egg was laid by my 5 month old hen.   Over the years I've had soft eggs but none like this.    Any idea what the problem is?   I have oyster shells available, I crush used egg shells and I feed free choice commercial layer feed.  The girls are free range and eat a varied diet of bugs or whatever they find.   

Any advice. . . . . . .??????

Should I be worried??????

Thanks for anything you all can tell me about this.

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post #2 of 13
4/27/12 at 8:37am

maybe it is too much calcium? I don't know much about chickens because i just got mine a little while ago.

I have 6 chickens! one dog, she is a Coton De Tulear and the smartest doggie alive! I also have several goldfish aproaching seven years old.

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I have 6 chickens! one dog, she is a Coton De Tulear and the smartest doggie alive! I also have several goldfish aproaching seven years old.

99.999% of girls would die if Justin Bieber appeared at their doorstep and asked for a date. If your that 0.0001% Who's wiping blood from your fist, put this in your siggy.

 

 

 

 

 

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post #3 of 13
4/27/12 at 3:41pm
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I never thought about that.   

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post #4 of 13
4/27/12 at 3:51pm

give then the oyster shell grit

 

that fact you have soft shells already that says there is no calcuim

 

and giving that back to them crushed means still no calcuim

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5 Red Star, 1 Speckledy, 3 Col Blacktails, 3 White Star [Leghorn]  1 Amber Star - All Hybrid Pullets, 1 French Copper Marans - Roo, 2 Lavender Araucanas - Roos, 3 Cream Legbars - 2 Pullets & 1 Roo

 

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post #5 of 13
4/27/12 at 4:14pm
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I have oyster shell in one bowl and regular grit in another bowl.   

Oddly, most the egg was a normal solid egg, it was just not formed in the end.   I have had soft eggs before but nothing like this one.    I was wondering if it has anything to do with being young? 

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post #6 of 13
4/27/12 at 4:26pm

At five months your pullet may need a few more weeks to work out the kinks in her egg manufacturing equipment.

 

My pullets gave me a few of theses:

 

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Like yours, my pullets ate the best of feed:  Purina layer, oyster shells and so forth.  Within a short  time they started normal eggs.  However,  I have one pullet who egg laying machine never did make a shell, and now that she is a hen, she serves no purpose except to entertain me.

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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post #7 of 13
4/27/12 at 4:40pm

btw at what age does a pullet transition from pullet to Hen

 

and same for cockrel to rooster

5 Red Star, 1 Speckledy, 3 Col Blacktails, 3 White Star [Leghorn]  1 Amber Star - All Hybrid Pullets, 1 French Copper Marans - Roo, 2 Lavender Araucanas - Roos, 3 Cream Legbars - 2 Pullets & 1 Roo

 

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5 Red Star, 1 Speckledy, 3 Col Blacktails, 3 White Star [Leghorn]  1 Amber Star - All Hybrid Pullets, 1 French Copper Marans - Roo, 2 Lavender Araucanas - Roos, 3 Cream Legbars - 2 Pullets & 1 Roo

 

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post #8 of 13
4/27/12 at 4:44pm
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Originally Posted by silverfox0786 View Post

btw at what age does a pullet transition from pullet to Hen

 

and same for cockrel to rooster


1 year of age makes a pullet a hen, and a cockerel a rooster.

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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post #9 of 13
4/27/12 at 4:46pm

 

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1 year of age makes a pullet a hen, and a cockerel a rooster.

 

thanks thats interesting to know

 

as my 1 year olds lay better then my pullets

 

 

5 Red Star, 1 Speckledy, 3 Col Blacktails, 3 White Star [Leghorn]  1 Amber Star - All Hybrid Pullets, 1 French Copper Marans - Roo, 2 Lavender Araucanas - Roos, 3 Cream Legbars - 2 Pullets & 1 Roo

 

Formerly Silverfox0786

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5 Red Star, 1 Speckledy, 3 Col Blacktails, 3 White Star [Leghorn]  1 Amber Star - All Hybrid Pullets, 1 French Copper Marans - Roo, 2 Lavender Araucanas - Roos, 3 Cream Legbars - 2 Pullets & 1 Roo

 

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post #10 of 13
4/27/12 at 4:56pm

Age does make a difference doesn't it?  My pullets started laying at 5 months, and laid tiny little pullet eggs until winter's short days forced production to slow.  However, when Spring arrived the girls started laying larger eggs.  Except for Morse Code who has never laid a proper egg.  I think her penchant for pecking at metal things and possibly ingesting some may have affected her.

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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