mynugget99
Hatching
- Sep 23, 2020
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I have 6 Black Australorp hens about 21 weeks old. They have 4x6 coop w/rollaway egg nestbox attached to side and 12x8 run. And sometimes let them free roam for a hour. I got a light that come on in the coop at 6 am. Current sunset is 7:30. Feed is Purina Organic Layer Crumble with the Oyster Strong. I also give mealworms and wood sorrel / oxalis when I weed.
So far I been only getting 1 or 2 eggs a day, usually 1, sometimes none. Started laying on Sept 11th. Sometimes they use the egg box sometimes the coop still.
Today I came home and peeked in and seen one laying in the nest box. A short bit later I checked and she was in the coop not the box. No egg. Then I seen something hanging from her behind. Then she released it. It appeared to be a soggy egg shell which she tried to eat right away. No other indication of egg, just a wet elongated mass that appears to be a shell squashed together.
What causes them to lay just a shell like this?
So far I been only getting 1 or 2 eggs a day, usually 1, sometimes none. Started laying on Sept 11th. Sometimes they use the egg box sometimes the coop still.
Today I came home and peeked in and seen one laying in the nest box. A short bit later I checked and she was in the coop not the box. No egg. Then I seen something hanging from her behind. Then she released it. It appeared to be a soggy egg shell which she tried to eat right away. No other indication of egg, just a wet elongated mass that appears to be a shell squashed together.
What causes them to lay just a shell like this?
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