calcium

  1. TheBirdBabe

    Please help!

    I have a hen that's had some trouble with laying eggs lately. Today I went to check on them since it's been raining & give them some mash. She was up on a perch by herself with her wings dropped (touching the branch). She is a weird one who will lay ANYWHERE! So I took a second to see if I...
  2. 10PekinDucks

    Pekin laying odd eggs

    My many Pekin duck has started laying these odd eggs. This has only been happening for 2 days now. The egg is misshapen and has what appears to be calcium covering the small end. When I tap on it, it sounds more solid or thick on that end. Any ideas or suggestions? We’re about to have freezing...
  3. H

    Hen won't eat oyster shells - continues to have very thin egg shells

    Hi everyone, I'm concerned about one of my chickens and I'm not sure what to do to remedy this situation. She lays eggs with very thin shells. The eggs are also gigantic. It's almost as if there would be enough calcium to create a thicker shell, but because the egg is so big it's stretched...
  4. R

    Rhode island red rooster lameness

    Hi My rhode island red rooster about 5 months old has one leg lame, it is usually lying down and walks crisscrossing. Should i cull the rooster? I have tried giving multivitamins and provide calcium supplements, but no improvement. It seems to get worse as the rooster gains more weight growing up.
  5. T

    Calcium deposits?

    Hi all. I have 13 hens. 6 are currently laying, the others are just about ready. One of my hens (black star chicken) is all of a sudden laying these eggs (pic attached) with calcium deposits on the shells. I feed 16-18% protein organic layer feed from scratch and peck feeds with Kalmbach...
  6. ebisu

    How do you offer oyster shells to quail?

    We have 11 coturnix quails that all live together: 2 boys, the rest females. The 2 boys and 1 girl are our first quails and could be 4-5 months old. We got 8 more after who might be 14 weeks old. My parents feed them Purina 30% Protein Starter Gamebird and Turkey Feed and don't want to buy...
    • ebisu
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    • adult advice calcium egg feed health laying oyster shell quail quail advice
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    • Forum: Quail
  7. ebisu

    Adult quail somewhat paralyzed except for head

    Disclosure: first time taking care of quails Hi again. Yesterday night I went into the adult quail enclosure to collect eggs and I noticed one adult female on her side near the water cups. I picked her up with no resistance from her so I knew something was wrong. Today, her wing she was laying...
    • ebisu
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    • adult quail calcium egg bound maybe egg bound? can't walk or stand help paralyzed quail
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Quail
  8. Angelove

    Too much calcium in nutritional/brewers yeast for ducklings?

    I am currently supplementing my ducklings with Niacin with the BVS poultry pack that was sent with them from Metzer. I would like to begin mixing niacin into their food and was considering using human grade brewers yeast or nutritional yeast. All of these products list calcium in mg or...
    • Angelove
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    • calcium ducklings nutritional yeast
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. khloee

    California white broody or something more serious?

    My California white hen is about 1 year old as of this spring. She was laying eggs really good last fall but then winter came and they all slowed production way down. I never do anything to make them lay over winter. I like to give them a break for all their hard work. Now that it’s peak egg...
    • khloee
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    • broody calcium calcium defeciency california white inactive lethargic not laying sitting a lot thin egg shells
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  10. ChickenMasta1105

    When do I start feeding my pullets eggshells?

    Hi! My pullet chick is 9 or 10 week old, and I am wondering when I should start feeding her eggshells for calcium. Also, before anyone points out, yes , I know I will mash it so it is not recognizable as an eggshell. Also please tell me the quantity I should feed them per day, and how many days...
  11. CanadaEh

    Are thicker shell eggs healthier for people and chickens?

    When feeding purchased crashed oyster shell free choice, the egg shell thickness is "normal", may be tiny bit thicker than that of supermarket bought eggs. Our chickens are no big fans of oyster shells. However they go crazy about own baked & crashed egg shells or local crashed clam shells when...
  12. Using Eggshells as a Calcium Source

    Using Eggshells as a Calcium Source

    There are many misconceptions out there about feeding chickens eggshells for calcium, so I'll share what I know and you can decide what you'll do. Note: in this article, when I say "hen" I mean any laying female chicken. Technically, a female chicken is a "pullet" until they turn a year old...
  13. Fairywoodducks

    Is calcium gluconate reusable?

    hey all! I had a duck who had some egg issues so I gave her some calcium gluconate. Worked like a charm! However now I have this big bottle of calcium. It says it needs to be used within 24 hours, however its sealed, and I never put anything into the bottle. I poured what I needed out, filled my...
  14. CanadaEh

    Need help with oyster shells

    We have been feeding our hens eggshells we have saved for years from store purchased eggs (and later their own), but eventually have run out and had to buy crushed oyster shells. However it appears they don't like them very much. They used to gobble baked and hand crushed egg shells like...
  15. FathertoFeathers

    How much calcium?

    I ordered some baby chicks awhile ago and they’re expected to get here on Thursday so I got Putin’s flockraiser for the baby chicks and the full grown ducks. I forgot to get oyster shell to go with and just barely ran out of layer feed and just got back from tractor supply. :barnie:he So before...
  16. JoTing

    Shaky leg, calcium deficiency?

    Hi All, I have 3 runner ducks now (5 weeks old). One has a very shaky leg for last two weeks, will stop if it repositions it’s self but generally starts shaking again. It. doesn’t have an issue walking, running etc other than the shake when standing. I’ve been giving it brewers yeast since I...
    • JoTing
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    • calcium duck runner shaky
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. analyticalblonde

    Five Girls Laying...Five Haven't Started Yet...Help with Feed?

    Hi All, Since I can't determine which of my five girls have started laying and which aren't, I am concerned that I have started ALL the girls on Layer feed but read that I could be hurting the girls who haven't started laying. I read in an article that only layers should get layer because the...
  18. Wisewillow

    Chicken - weird food question

    Can chickens eat human teeth? I can’t find this anywhere on the web. I have a whole bunch of my kids baby teeth and I’m wondering if they’d be appealing/ breakable/ provide calcium for hens. Anyone have knowledge or a guess about this? I think my kids would get a hoot out of feeding their own...
  19. Urban Waddler

    Duck Egg Shells thin and bumpy.

    So, My 1.5 year old Pekin has always laid great, hard-shelled eggs with no blemishes. Lately, her shells have been rough, thin, and full of calcium deposits or rough build up bumps. I always thought those bumps meant too much calcium. But then, thin shells meant not enough. She gets one to two...
    • Urban Waddler
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    • calcium ducks egg shells eggs rough shells thin shells
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. C

    Hen Eating Her Own Soft Shelled Eggs

    Hello all. I discovered that one of my hens is eating her own eggs. This has been going on for less than a week, though details are a bit hazy as friends were visiting and kids were collecting eggs. I believe it started with a soft shelled egg that became broken in nesting box. Today I heard...
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