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  1. F

    Pale colored eggshell with calcium deposits

    I have a small flock of 7. My Wyandottes lay a tan colored egg but my golden (I think) is now laying a white egg with calcium deposits. She is also missing tail feathers. Although there are no signs of bleeding or mites. Her feathers are beginning to come back. I’ve read all about the calcium...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. Georgeschicks

    Thin Eggshells

    Hey! My two year old Delaware hen has been laying extremely weird eggs lately. I have found smashed eggs in the coop with other eggs untouched that are in the same box. The egg shells are super thin and break almost upon contact. I always make sure they have oyster shells and they have feed...
  6. 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...
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    • Forum: Ducks
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