Feather loss on belly

[Annalyse]

Only 2 of my hens have feather loss on their bellies. There not broody and have never actually gone broody so idk. They seem fine but I believe one of them are laying soft eggs in the amount of weeks break. I believe the other one eats the yolk from that soft egg. Their both plymouths.

https://youtube.com/shorts/vVAa11S4tVc?feature=share

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Looks to be rubbed off a bit. Likely from roosting.

Do you provide oyster shell free choice?
If you know which hen is laying soft shelled eggs, you can give her 1 Caltrate with D3 once a day for 3-5 days to see if that makes a difference.

 

[Annalyse]

Looks to be rubbed off a bit. Likely from roosting.

Do you provide oyster shell free choice?
If you know which hen is laying soft shelled eggs, you can give her 1 Caltrate with D3 once a day for 3-5 days to see if that makes a difference.

Yes they have oyster shell in a sperate dish I havent changed it in a while with new oysters shell. They barely eat it but they peck at it once or twice. And since I have 2 plymouths and never there to catch them laying the soft egg Idk who is laying the soft egg. One lays regular everyday eggs and the other isnt as much.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes they have oyster shell in a sperate dish I havent changed it in a while with new oysters shell. They barely eat it but they peck at it once or twice. And since I have 2 plymouths and never there to catch them laying the soft egg Idk who is laying the soft egg. One lays regular everyday eggs and the other isnt as much.

Well.
You could put a small dot/dab of BluKote or blue food coloring on the lower half/lip of the vent of one of the hens. When she lays an egg for a few days it would have a blue smear on the egg. That's the only way to figure out who is doing what if you aren't there.
So...basically if you get the hard shelled egg with blue, then treat the other girl or vice versa.

 

[Annalyse]

Well.
You could put a small dot/dab of BluKote or blue food coloring on the lower half/lip of the vent of one of the hens. When she lays an egg for a few days it would have a blue smear on the egg. That's the only way to figure out who is doing what if you aren't there.
So...basically if you get the hard shelled egg with blue, then treat the other girl or vice versa.

thank you. I'm going to try that today. What if the one is already in the box? does that mean she's laying the egg and the other isn't or should I still make sure.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

thank you. I'm going to try that today. What if the one is already in the box? does that mean she's laying the egg and the other isn't or should I still make sure.

I would make sure.

 

[Annalyse]

Looks to be rubbed off a bit. Likely from roosting.

Do you provide oyster shell free choice?
If you know which hen is laying soft shelled eggs, you can give her 1 Caltrate with D3 once a day for 3-5 days to see if that makes a difference.

Is this what I should give her

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes, that is fine.