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Weird question, but can parasites affect egg production or quality?

Thank you for that information! I will stop adding to their feed. I’ve only be doing that for about a week so hopefully I haven’t caused any extra damage at least.

A few teaspoons mixed in won’t hurt anyone I don’t think. Because her “egg” is so brittle I thought maybe her issue was calcium deficiency and was hoping to encourage her to consume a little extra. I could be wrong. It is winter here but we supplement light and literally everybody else is laying...

*Edit* ok, we’ve officially established that I’m wrong for adding a few teaspoons of oyster shell. I’ll change that. 🤷🏻‍♀️ But I still need ideas on the problem. I adopted two hens that were said to be about 1.5-2 years old. At the time they were not laying because “they just came out of a...