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If that is the cause (which I think it is) is there something I can do for her?

After nearly a month my 18 month old pullet is still laying soft-shelled eggs. I am giving her egg-shell in scrambled egg which she eats everyday, cutting down on scraps -but in vain. The thing is that the other five pullets do not have this problem although they eat the same feed. I guess I...

I will try it. Thanks

I have tried it and they ate them all! Thanks again

I will try this! Very good idea. I will let you know if it works. Thanks!

So I guess I should change their feed if it's a minimum egg laying formula!?

This is the Analysis:- percentages: Proteins 16 Oils 2.7 Fibre 5.3 Ash 12.6 Calcium 3.8 Phosphorus 0.6 Methionine 0.35 Lysine 0.8 Thank you for your help. Much obliged

They get out of the coop at 6.30am and return to sleep at 5.00pm when the sun is setting. I will try out your suggestion of cutting down on scraps and fill up their food container. Hope they won't put too much weight. Thanks again.

It's autumn and the temperature is still quite mild - around 20 degrees celsius. Malta is an island situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Has anyone tried feeding the hens fermented feed? Thanks for your replies.

I live in Malta - Europe

Thanks for your reply - I will try to handfeed but neither of the hens seem interested in the crushed shells. I am afraid there is more to it. The five other hens do not have this problem and they eat the same diet. Thanks again

My 18 months old chicken is laying soft shelled eggs. It is the third day in a row although these last weeks I was noticing that the egg shell was becoming quite thin. She and the other hens seem healthy. I give them one cup layer feed each daily and kitchen scraps like banana, apple, potato...

We are on lock-down so cannot go out.

How can one tell if she has a broken leg or a sprained leg? She has no bones sticking out. It seems she is not walking on the back toe. I have only three chickens and so I kept her with the other two.