Chicken laid Soft-Shelled Egg?

[dakrazyk]

My blue lace hen laid 2 soft shelled eggs in the same spot today. I came back home and saw them and then saw her tail feathers limping down, which is a sign of something wrong. I know that is normal for a soft shell egg, but it's not normal to see droopy tail feathers. Whats wrong and what caused this? I have a rooster too, so I don't know if it has to do with stress.

 

[casportpony]

Are you feeding layer feed and oyster shell? Has she been wormed?

-Kathy

 

[dakrazyk]

I occasionally feed her oyster shells and she has been wormed. I do not feed her layer feed.

 

[casportpony]

I occasionally feed her oyster shells and she has been wormed. I do not feed her layer feed.

Laying hens need calcium, which they get from layer feed. Get her some layer feed and stop feeding her scratch. Probably also a good idea to leave a bowl of oyster shell out for her.

-Kathy

 

[Momof12chickens]

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Them scratch when warm. Am I doing something wrong. Thank you