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    Soft Spot on Egg

    16% or 17% protein; calcium from oyster shells and ground egg shells. Treats are mealworms and scratch. I also make hot meals of oatmeal, brown rice, quinoa, raisins with cayenne pepper as a meal add on. i'm going to give the one hen some liquid calcium to see if that helps. She could be upset...
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    Soft Spot on Egg

    Thanks for this article. She is a young hen and has 5 "sisters" All are doing just fine on the diet which they have been on for a year. I guess I'll have to separate her and monitor. I don't think she is pecking at it. The "spot" is soft and has a little hole in it.
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    Soft Spot on Egg

    I have one chicken that regularly has been laying an egg with a soft spot and hole on the narrow end. What causes this. Not see before.
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    I need help with a malformed egg

    Thank you. I feed them eggs now and then and also grind all their shells and add to their feed.
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    I need help with a malformed egg

    Thanks everyone for your info and advice. I was encouraged to give all my chickens colloidal silver in their water for a several days to see if that cures the one chicken that is laying the lash egg. At least we can continue to eat the health eggs. If I gave them all amoxicillin then we would...
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    I need help with a malformed egg

    That's OK. I like lots of answers!
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    I need help with a malformed egg

    Thank you for this info. I'll have to put all the chickens on amoxicillin as I do not know which chicken is doing this,.
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    I need help with a malformed egg

    Layer feed is Purina Layena High Protein; the flock eats some cluck&co. organic scratch and some cracked corn. They are all free range chickens on the property. Treats are mealworms and maybe some watermelon when it is hot.
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    I need help with a malformed egg

    Can anyone tell me why one of my chickens is laying this malformed egg?
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    Solved Can someone tell me how to add a photo?

    I'm trying to get information about a malformed egg but I don't know how to add a photo. Thanks.
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    Grass Seed Question

    My girls are well trained. They come when I call. Just didn't want them to get sick if they ate a few seeds.
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    Grass Seed Question

    I seeded the area.
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    Grass Seed Question

    Will grass seed with Metalaxyl hurt my chickens if they eat the seed?
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    Scallops?

    Can you feed chickens cooked scallops?
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