Hen laying soft shelled eggs constantly!

[rosemarythyme]

Exactly! I don’t think she is eating them How to make her eat them?

Have you tried offering some crushed egg shell as well, either separate or mixed in with the oyster? Some birds prefer one over the other so it might encourage them to take some if there's both options available.

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

I have a Hen that is constantly laying soft-shelled eggs at night! I have a total of nine hens and she is the only one that has this problem. All the other hens have nice and healthy eggs. They have a 20% protein feed that i add ground-up oyster shell to. They also have a trough with regular oyster shells that is always available, and I also add broken-up eggshell to it too. What can I do???

Try dusting calcium powder over live crickets. I have seen snake breeders do this.

 

[Mygooseandrooster]

Have you tried offering some crushed egg shell as well, either separate or mixed in with the oyster? Some birds prefer one over the other so it might encourage them to take some if there's both options available.

Yes, we actually have both readily available.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Yes, we actually have both readily available.

If she really will not eat either source of calcium then calcium citrate tablets are the best way to go, as it will ensure she gets a dose of calcium whether she wants it or not.

 

[Mygooseandrooster]

If she really will not eat either source of calcium then calcium citrate tablets are the best way to go, as it will ensure she gets a dose of calcium whether she wants it or not.

How do I get calcium citrate tablets? Do they mix in with her food?

 

[Auntiejessi3]

How do I get calcium citrate tablets? Do they mix in with her food?

You just pop it in her beak, she'll swallow it

 

[rosemarythyme]

How do I get calcium citrate tablets? Do they mix in with her food?

You just pop it in her beak, she'll swallow it

^ This. And the tablets are the ones for humans that you can pick up at any drugstore or supermarket, there's different dosages but I've seen folks use everything from 300mg to 600mg and it all seems to work fine.