I think Im dealing with an egg bound hen from what I have read. Im no expert so please let me know.
A week ago ago my White Leg Horn (Sugar) laid her first double yoker. She has been laying for 7-8 weeks now and consistently 6 eggs a week. She has not laid an egg since the double yoker. I started getting a little worry but she seemed full of energy and looked normal when I let them out to free range.
UNTIL This evening. She wasn't tackling the other hens to get treats and did care to eat any grass when I moved the tractor and she just stood by her self and not doing much of anything. So I started preping my chicken ER for an egg bound Sugar.
I then noticed she was in the nest boxes for a while and then she came back down. I went to check to see if she laid an egg and just then she expelled a HUGE soft shell egg
There was one large soft shell inside another bigger soft shell. It look like enough material for 3 eggs.
After all the other chickens ate it she seemed to perk up and start eating some grass, treats and pellets.
So I'm hoping that was all it was and she is over it...
OR
maybe she has been laying soft shells all week and I'm just never around to see them before the other chickens eat it.
What do you think?
A week ago ago my White Leg Horn (Sugar) laid her first double yoker. She has been laying for 7-8 weeks now and consistently 6 eggs a week. She has not laid an egg since the double yoker. I started getting a little worry but she seemed full of energy and looked normal when I let them out to free range.
UNTIL This evening. She wasn't tackling the other hens to get treats and did care to eat any grass when I moved the tractor and she just stood by her self and not doing much of anything. So I started preping my chicken ER for an egg bound Sugar.
I then noticed she was in the nest boxes for a while and then she came back down. I went to check to see if she laid an egg and just then she expelled a HUGE soft shell egg
After all the other chickens ate it she seemed to perk up and start eating some grass, treats and pellets.
So I'm hoping that was all it was and she is over it...
OR
maybe she has been laying soft shells all week and I'm just never around to see them before the other chickens eat it.
What do you think?
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