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She had slowed down a bit during winter, but was still laying probably every 2-3 days.

She’s two years old, been laying nearly every day for a year and a half. They have layer pellets and oyster shells freely available at all times. And they are let out to free range in my yard whenever I am home. The other three I have were locked in the run while this was going on, so she had to...

Thank you! So as I was inside posting this, she apparently pushed it out herself. And probably ate it, because I don't see it anywhere. Should I give her the Tums even if they have a dish of oyster shells that are freely available?

One of my hens just laid an egg without a shell and now has something sticking out of her cloaca. I'm not sure if this is part of the reproductive system or if it's just a membrane from the shell-less egg. I just gave her a warm bath in the hopes of her pushing it out herself and then I tried to...