I've had the same problem - hard shells and TOUGH membranes from my Gold Star SL. She's been laying for about 20 days now and finally the membranes seem to be thinning a bit. I had to use a knife to "pop" the membrane before! Now I can just crack the egg pretty normally.
My girls are on...
I love this thread! EEs come in really pretty colors, don't they?
Here's my Olivia, at less than 1 week old:
And here are a couple of her at almost 20 weeks. No eggs yet, but no crowing either! I think she is GORGEOUS. (I'm a proud chicken-mom)
If she turns out to be a Roo, I'm...
We have a green eglu, and love ours too. We're on 2 acres, so I would have built a wooden coop (and had lots more chickens!) but our community bylaws are VERY restrictive!
Here, you have to submit detailed plans for sheds or building of any type and get it approved by the committee. It...
I was at Country Feed and Garden in Gambrills today and FORGOT to look for DE! I did see Stall Dry in the horse aisle.
Another idea... you could check in Whole Foods grocery in Annapolis, in Parole Town Center (new shopping center at Rt.2 and West Street) and see if they have it for people or...
Have you tried calling Bowen's Farm Supply in Annapolis to see if they've got it? Maybe they could get it for you.
If you find some, let us know - I might need DE before summer is over! ''