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    Egg laying problems

    Definitely. They feed the eggs back to their hens and seem certain that will fix her problem, but also have told me that they really don't mind if she continues to eat eggs. I'm glad they wanted her even though I don't think it's a solvable problem.
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    Egg laying problems

    I have rehomed her. Thank you for all the help and advice.
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    Egg laying problems

    Her shells seem a little thinner than the other hens, but not THIN... Just maybe, a little thinner. What IS odd is the membrane is quite tough. You really have to make a conscious effort to tear it open when cracking her eggs.
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    Egg laying problems

    I appreciate all the information! Thank you very much. We'd already decided to try no treats and just layer feed for a while, considered giving tums crushed in yogurt. She has free access to oyster shells. She seems completely healthy besides this issue. She's quite inquisitive and...
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    Egg laying problems

    Thank you for your reply. It was what I was fearing, not what I was hoping.
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    Egg laying problems

    She started laying probably around 22ish weeks. I didn't know her precise age when I bought her. Merely "about 4 weeks" She started laying shortly after I got her and she occasionally had broken eggs, but I assumed they were breaking when she laid them because she continually would kick all...
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    Egg laying problems

    I have a black copper Marans that's about 6-7 months old that will sometimes lay an egg each day for 2-3 days... But then she'll skip 2-3 days. When this happens she will lay a white banded egg, and ANOTHER egg shortly afterwards which has a quite thin shell and sometimes has cracks just from...
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