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    Giving calcium tablets did nothing to help this hen. It appears she simply cannot absorb enough...

    Giving calcium tablets did nothing to help this hen. It appears she simply cannot absorb enough calcium to make egg shells. She had strong legs and seemed perfect healthy. She is no longer here.
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    Red bottom & soft shell egg

    I read yesterday that giving calcium in bigger pieces at night would be more effective because the calcium would still be in the chickens system at the shell-forming stage, so last night we held her beak open and dropped chunks of calcium tablet down. She was very unhappy about that process! She...
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    Red bottom & soft shell egg

    I have a 14 month old Barred Rock hen who has been laying soft shelled eggs for several months now. She lays a soft egg and eats it. 2 weeks ago we separated her from the other 8 hens because they were beginning to want to eat eggs, too. After reading on this forum about giving calcium + D3...
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    Some hard shells, some weak - why?

    I am going to try this - thank you! I have 9 layers of various breeds. One of two 14 month old barred rocks has been consistently laying only weak-shelled or shell-less eggs for many months. We have separated her now from the others because they have been finding her broken eggs that drop out of...
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    Hello from LLO

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We have had small numbers of various breeds of chickens over the last 28 years. Our first 2 chickens were Buff Orpingtons. Our 14 year old son chose them in 1994. We have had Americanas and Black Australorps and some unknown. Most...
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