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Boppo
Crossing the Road
thank you. So, not even greens?
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I have 3 hens, and have not figured out who is laying these eggs. About once every 2 weeks I find an egg without the spots, and very soft, with just a slight shell covering. The egg inside seems to be complete. The shells look bluish or bluish with gray. These eggs have the same thick membrane I find on my other quail eggs.
Otherwise, I get 2 more regular quail eggs most days of the week. My quail are just a few weeks into laying. Is this something with just starting out that will go away on its own, or is it something that I need to worry about?
I have had it happen twice now. I have them on
Homestead Harvest Non-GMO Turkey & Game Bird Starter 28%
and add to each feeding some hard boiled egg and/or some mealworms/beetles and/or some red wrigglers from my worm bin (never been outdoors). I also give them a mix of greens with each meal. But maybe I have some proportions off?
They have free access to both chick sized grit and parakeet sized oystershell, as well as fresh water. About once a week, I also give them a spoon of the chicken feed as a fermented mash, just because they don't seem to like their own feed as a fermented mash. I don't want it to be such a large amount that it keeps them from eating their game bird feed, but I really like what fermented mash does for my chickens.
They are in a 40 inch X 35 inch X 20 - 30 inch (slanting roof) hutch with a coated wire mesh floor.