EE won’t stop laying shell-less eggs

[Certified Chicken Lover]

My one year old EE started laying shell less eggs a few months back I thought it was a calcium deficiency so I started giving her calcium pills everyday it’s been over a month now and nothing has improved. She still lays shell less eggs almost everyday. Is this bc of something else or am I just not giving her the right dose (she gets 300mg daily)?

Her diet is Purina layer crumbles, she has grit readily accessible, she eats and drinks normally, and she seems perfectly healthy otherwise.

 

[Certified Chicken Lover]

Also I don’t know if this belongs under disease/injuries/cures or chicken behavior/egg laying

 

[Certified Chicken Lover]

Any thoughts?
@azygous @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock

 

[Mocktheduck]

We had this happen with our Quail. We ended up only getting it right by giving her constant access to crushed oyster shells. Her body seemed to know how much she needed. Dunno if that's helpful at all.

 

[azygous]

Where are you located? There are places that don't receive enough sunlight for creatures to absorb the calcium. Therefore, vitamin D3 also must be given. Some calcium tablets contain D3, others don't.

 

[Certified Chicken Lover]

Where are you located? There are places that don't receive enough sunlight for creatures to absorb the calcium. Therefore, vitamin D3 also must be given. Some calcium tablets contain D3, others don't.

In tx but the calcium tablets I’m giving her do contain D3

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

I would continue giving her the calcium pills - but change it to every other day and insted giving her ouster shells everyday.

 

[Certified Chicken Lover]

I would continue giving her the calcium pills - but change it to every other day and insted giving her ouster shells everyday.

The food she has contains oyster shell but you still think I should give her extra? Do you mean hand feed it to her daily or provide it in a dish?

 

[alinas2010]

Not sure if yours get treats but my hen, Ravioli gets this problem on a large scale when we give too many treats. She’ll even start laying 2 shell-less eggs a day and frequently become egg bound. Like you, I initially gave calcium pills with D3 for weeks thinking it’d help. It didn’t really make a difference, tho it helped IMO if she was egg bound. What did was keeping her on a strict no treat diet. Things improved within a week. When we go back to giving scratch or other treats besides her normal layer feed, things turn again for her. Instead of treats now I have started giving wet feed (mash) to them as a “treat” they love it and I know Ravioli is getting the nutrients she needs. They always have access to oyster shell and grit as yours do, too.

 

[Yard Farmer]

I say continue what you're doing.
But, do what @Mocktheduck did; have oyster shell immediately available to her.