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  1. poonam

    Difficulty during egg laying — calcium deficiency?

    hi everybody, just an update that my hen is doing SO much better after the calcium and vitamin boost over the past week. better looking eggs, she's not struggling to lay them, and she's laying them in the right places again. i had no idea she was so deficient, we raise them so well. i guess...
  2. poonam

    Difficulty during egg laying — calcium deficiency?

    okay! thank you TwoCrows i'll definitely be in touch with more questions, and will repost here in a couple of weeks about how she's doing. I hope she'd go broody, but she's really not the broody type :)
  3. poonam

    Difficulty during egg laying — calcium deficiency?

    Quote: Thank you twocrowsranch. I was thinking that if the calcium deficiency causes soft shells, and that makes it hard for them to pass without straining, then it makes sense that a calcium deficiency can cause them to strain. Also calcium is an important mineral that helps with muscle...
  4. poonam

    Difficulty during egg laying — calcium deficiency?

    Quote: Thanks for the response. ok, i'm looking at CA + vitamins, electrolytes, ACV in the water. I'll test it out for a week and see if she's getting better before i conclude otherwise. i'm trying to figure out how long it would take for her to show signs of being better, before i can move...
  5. poonam

    Difficulty during egg laying — calcium deficiency?

    Thanks. Have you ever seen the straining issues with a calcium deficiency? do you have any sense of how long before i should seeing a change? Would help me to try and narrow down on the diagnosing.
  6. poonam

    Difficulty during egg laying — calcium deficiency?

    hey everybody. I need some help with my chicken. The bird 2 year old golden sebright female heavy egg layer (for a sebright) free ranges 3/4 time, lives with 3 other hens in an organic garden. Modesto milling crumble layer organic feed. i have not been consistent with adding/providing...
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