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One of my chickens has been laying alarmingly thin eggs lately. So thin they break before she gets them out. I was never sure if they were breaking before or after she played them, but I caught her on video today laying (photos are provided at the end, I don't know how to post a video on here). My main concern is that this could be a medical problem, or could cause a medical problem.
I provide my chickens with crushed oyster shells for calcium, but she doesn't really like to eat them. What other things do you recommend giving chickens for extra calcium? Should I start feeding her eggs daily with the shell crushed in? I've tried feeding her just crushed egg shells, but she's picky about what she eats.
Edit: I guess I should have taken a quick look at the stickied thread for the common egg deformities. I was just very concerned and wanted to get advice as soon as possible. This is most likely just calcium deficiency, so I guess this thread will more be me asking what you all recommend giving to chickens for calcium. I will start giving her eggs daily and see if I can encourage her more to eat the oyster shells as well, but other suggestions would be fantastic.
I provide my chickens with crushed oyster shells for calcium, but she doesn't really like to eat them. What other things do you recommend giving chickens for extra calcium? Should I start feeding her eggs daily with the shell crushed in? I've tried feeding her just crushed egg shells, but she's picky about what she eats.
Edit: I guess I should have taken a quick look at the stickied thread for the common egg deformities. I was just very concerned and wanted to get advice as soon as possible. This is most likely just calcium deficiency, so I guess this thread will more be me asking what you all recommend giving to chickens for calcium. I will start giving her eggs daily and see if I can encourage her more to eat the oyster shells as well, but other suggestions would be fantastic.
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