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I have 6 hens, 4 BRs and 2 EEs.
About 6 weeks ago I got my first thin/broken shelled egg from one of my EE. Over the next 2 weeks She laid maybe another 3 times, all with thin shells. Since then she has laid maybe once a week with either a membrane only shell or no membrane at all.
I know the standard answer to this is give her more clacium, but she has free access to all the oyster shells, food and water that she could consume. I also know that this issue is limited to this one EE since my other 5 hens are still averaging 4 eggs a day. I also know they the birds are not eating her eggs as I have inspected it immediately after she laid it only to find a mess in the egg box.
Any ideas?
Thanks
About 6 weeks ago I got my first thin/broken shelled egg from one of my EE. Over the next 2 weeks She laid maybe another 3 times, all with thin shells. Since then she has laid maybe once a week with either a membrane only shell or no membrane at all.
I know the standard answer to this is give her more clacium, but she has free access to all the oyster shells, food and water that she could consume. I also know that this issue is limited to this one EE since my other 5 hens are still averaging 4 eggs a day. I also know they the birds are not eating her eggs as I have inspected it immediately after she laid it only to find a mess in the egg box.
Any ideas?
Thanks