To boost calcium I usually crush up some calcium carbonate antacid tablets (mixed berry is the preferred flavor here) and cook a little omelette with it mixed into the egg. It smells awful, and looks revolting, but usually does help with those sorts of egg issues. There could be some more issues going on. One of my girls from my first hatch, Tiny, was undersized and sickly as a chick, she barely ever lays and it was usually soft shelled. She also lays a tiny and fairly pink egg (pink mixed berry supplemental calcium most likely!) instead of the green she is supposed to be producing and it’s one egg every week or two instead of 3-4 eggs a week. She is now just as large as her siblings, but still erratic at laying at best. Mind you too much calcium can damage their kidneys, so supplement carefully.
As to the limping, carefully observe her to see if you can figure out where the limp is
Originating. Roostie’s limp with his swollen and painful foot is completely different than my Hoppy’s limp was. Hoppy was dropped by a kid (as a mature 3+year old hen) and her leg was fractured. Although she healed she always walked with a pronounced limp afterward, although it didn’t usually seem to cause her any pain. Sometimes though, when the weather would change and we would get a sudden change in air pressure, temperature, or humidity coming in, she did seem to be in discomfort and much slower. Basically any time my knees aches significantly, hers seemed to as well (chronic knee problems), much like arthritis or broken bones that are weather-wise.
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Boy, husband is more sick today. Coughing. Poor guy, that's miserable. They did say to keep him home until his symptoms subside. Well...yeah. We aren't one to go out when ill. Even if it isn't too bad. We don't work, do don't need to go spread a I bug.
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