Thanks all for passing on your expertise. In the end the condition passed on its own. 2 or 3 days of soft eggs, followed by 3 or 4 days of a really rough textured egg and finally back to normal. I put the oyster shell down but it only attracted a couple of pecks!
Thanks for that. I've just ordered a bag of crushed oyster shells which I'll offer in a separate container near the main feed. How long it it likely to take for recovery?
hi, here's the new feed:
http://www.snackandtack.co.uk/chicken-poultry-c28/feed-c86/allen-page-free-range-layers-pellets-p3328
and here's the old feed:
http://www.snackandtack.co.uk/chicken-poultry-c28/feed-c86/allen-page-free-range-layers-pellets-p3328
the new feed is a smaller pellet
Hi Everyone, this is my first post. We've just started keeping chickens - we have two hybrids and will add two more soon. The birds are young and started producing eggs just after we bought them 7 weeks ago. Both birds were producing eggs reliably on a daily basis after an initial settling...