JuliaSunshine
Songster
My 24-week-old Light Sussex pullets started to lay a month ago so I put out crushed egg shells for them to eat on their own.
I was still giving them 19% broiler feed then.
Within a week though, I ran out of egg shells and three days later they started to lay soft shelled or thin shelled eggs.
So I gave them crushed egg shells and oyster shell right away. I also changed the feed to layer's.
But some of their egg shells are still a bit thin especially pale pink ones.
I wonder if my pullets are still lacking calcium or it's a pullet thing.
The oyster shells I can get here are quite big and I don't see them eating them that much.
I wonder if it'd be good to mix some egg or oyster shells in their treats such as cooked eggs.
Any thoughts?
I was still giving them 19% broiler feed then.
Within a week though, I ran out of egg shells and three days later they started to lay soft shelled or thin shelled eggs.
So I gave them crushed egg shells and oyster shell right away. I also changed the feed to layer's.
But some of their egg shells are still a bit thin especially pale pink ones.
I wonder if my pullets are still lacking calcium or it's a pullet thing.
The oyster shells I can get here are quite big and I don't see them eating them that much.
I wonder if it'd be good to mix some egg or oyster shells in their treats such as cooked eggs.
Any thoughts?