thin shell

Joanie wandered into our yard last Nov. in bad shape. She was skinny, dazed & had lost all the feathers on her rump. My guess is she’s an ISA Brown that flew off a truck headed for tyson or other processor. Nursed her back to health in following months & integrated her into our small 5-hen...

I have 5 active layers but one Ameracauna always lays a paper thin shelled egg. It also has calcium bumps on it sometimes. I’m feeding everyone oyster shell mix and the rest have perfectly normal shells. What can be done for her?

Has anyone ever been successful with treating thin shells? I’ve found lots of people asking but haven’t seen anyone finding a solution. I have 2 hens that started laying thin, brittle shells or no shell at times. They used to have very strong shells. I have no idea what’s going on. I have...

Over the last month, over half of my 2.5 y/o mixed flock has started laying softshell eggs. 4 out of 7 of my hens have been doing so frequently--it's not uncommon for me to get at least one softshell a day. Even the intermittent "normal" eggs from the culprits are often wonky--bumpy, pale...

I’m so excited that my girls laid their first eggs! I found 3 eggs today! Two were in their pool and one on the ground. One in the pool was very thin shelled, kinda soft. I’m guessing it’s the one girl who seems to be more timid. Do I just add chick grit to their food? What food do y’all use...

I'm just going to lay it all out there, and I appreciate in advance any responses. There have been a number of issues with our flock that we have been dealing with for a few years now, but to no avail. In dealing with the issues, I think we're just putting "bandages" over the outcomes but not...

Ethel’s egg shells are weird Excess calcium bumps on the shell but the shells are THIN and break sooo easily. Help! She is a year 1/2 old never an issue before. Her eggs have always had bumps now and then. I offer oyster shells on the side.

I was wondering if anyone knew the best food for my ladies... I have several girls who are older (I’m talking 5 years) but are still laying semi-regularly... My problem is, even though the eggs are fine inside, the outside looks a little scary sometimes. Also, most of the eggs I get aren’t...

So we have been having a problem with our ducks laying soft, thin-shelled or shell-less eggs, and we often find them broken or crushed in the coop in the morning when we let them out. We bought oyster shell to sprinkle in their regular layer feed and have been doing so for a few weeks, but their...

I have a 3 yr old barred rock hen that has been laying thin egg shells. I constantly give them all dried meal worms and oyster shells. She eats a lot of worms and I believe she eats the oyster shells that is in her food container. Any suggestions?

Our eggs from our 3 chickens (just turned a year old!) have started seeming to have pretty thin shells. We do give them oyster shells for calcium in a small feeder that hooks onto the mesh of our run but we wonder if they've been actually eating them. Should we mix the oyster shells in with the...

Well... I've read about it and I've seen the pictures but this is the first time I'm experiencing the shell-less egg thing. I have 3 layers( 2 EEs & an Australorp), all still under a year old (just by about a month or two). They've been laying now for about 5 months. They've been daily layers...