Thank you, TwoCrows! That was most informative!
Zigzag (my bantam cochin) is a little over 1 year old. I got her as a baby chick in June 2015 from one of our local nursery/hardware/farm shops in Lancaster County, PA. I thought she started producing eggs in the fall of 2015...at least, she has...
I have a hen that just had an impacted egg removed from her by our vet. The vet mentioned that it is possible that she is not getting enough nutrients from her food, especially calcium. I checked the information provided by the company regarding the food we use and it indicates that it includes...