Broken yokes

[kent318]

My eggs yokes are breaking very easely and I don't know why.I give shell but I don't know what to give for weak yokes are the birds sick or something?

 

[feathersnuggles]

You DO mean the shells (not the yolks) are breaking, right? Give them crushed oyster shell, in a free-choice dish where they can eat the amount they need. You can buy oyster shell at feed stores; it is not expensive.. Hens needs LOTS of calcium carbonate to make their shells.

Also, make sure you give them a high-quality layer feed. The layer feed will have the correct amount of protein, and it will be balanced with some calcium too.

 

[kent318]

No I mean the yolks are breaking when the eggs are cracked open as soon as you try to open the egg they break.No matter how gentle you are.

 

[feathersnuggles]

Check this out. Sounds like a vitamin or mineral deficiency you can easily cure.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2877873