2 Soft Shell Eggs in a Row?!

[DocB]

Ok cool, that’s what I was thinking. If she still had a problem while on layer feed, I would have thought otherwise and looked in to the other things DocB was mentioning. But this silly girl just can’t tell that she needs more calcium. Good advice on giving all flock during winter months! Hadn’t thought of that. Thank you

She is probably not a silly girl but just needs the right Calcium(Ca) to phosphorous(K) ratio in her diet. Too much Calcium can produce soft shells also since it creates an imbalance in the Ca/K ratio.
Here is a link for a more detailed explanation. The ratio also changes significantly when the hen starts laying. Without the right amount of phosphorous the calcium will not be absorbed.

 

[SJsChickies]

She is probably not a silly girl but just needs the right Calcium(Ca) to phosphorous(K) ratio in her diet. Too much Calcium can produce soft shells also since it creates an imbalance in the Ca/K ratio.
Here is a link for a more detailed explanation. The ratio also changes significantly when the hen starts laying. Without the right amount of phosphorous the calcium will not be absorbed.

This is the breakdown of the food she was on while laying soft shells and had free feed oyster shell. Is the phosphorus too low? Also, how come the other 3 layers were on this same feed with free feed oyster shell and never laid a soft shelled egg? Thank you for all your information! I like to be properly informed