I’ve been researching how supplement her calcium even more. I was hoping to find a liquid supplement I could add to their water so I don’t have to pull her out of the coop/run each day for an extra feeding. The other 6 girls have rock-hard shells so it’s definitely something specific to her. She also lays eggs that have weird calcium deposits on them. I’m wondering if the issue is in her laying mechanism. I’ll start feeding her extra egg and shell on the side but I’m concerned there’s a bigger issue.
The only treats we give them is a midday ration of greens or fruit. We are in AZ, so we use those to also help keep them hydrated.
We are in Arizona also and occasionally use fruits, like watermelon, to cool them off, but I also freeze their own feed do it seems like a treat in the summer, but it's just their food they're getting excited over. lol
You can dissolve the tabs then add to scrambled eggs. I have one that has those calcium bumps and when I fed "all flock" they actually improved? ! All flock has more protein but lots on here use it in flocks of layers. I fear it's a genetic thing in mine she is 2 years old and her flock mate has no issues.
That’s a neat idea. I hadn’t seen/heard of that.
Not all of their food. I just take muffin tins and put a handful in each. Put water in it and freeze. The hottest part of the day I'll take a couple "muffins" and put it in their run for them. It also helps keep them hydrated! They still have free choice of their unfrozen food. I hope this makes since.
You can give her one calcium citrate +D3 tablet a day, the kind you get in the vitamin section of the grocery store or drug store. Walmart sells a generic form pretty cheap. Just pop it in her beak and she will swallow it, so you don’t have to actually remove her from the run to do it. Shouldn’t take long at all. Do this until her eggshell quality improves.
