fuzzi's Chicken Journal

[lightm]

I think Hannah is having issues. She's always laid a smaller egg, but I've not seen one from her, figured heat or soft molt (lots of feathers around the coop) was the reason. I saw her in the nest box before roosting time, went back after dark to collect her egg. No egg. Hmm. Went to check under the roost, occasionally I find an egg there. I did, but it appears to be a shelless egg, broken from a fall, and seeping into the litter.
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Hopefully it is just a one off thing, like Wyorp suggested.

Unfortunately it is a common thing for me now. I see shell-less eggs or soft shell eggs quite a bit. Ladies are all doing fine otherwise.

 

[fuzzi]

Don't have Calcium Citrate+D3, will pick up some on the way home.

 

[Debbie292d]

Don't have Calcium Citrate+D3, will pick up some on the way home.

I ordered some of that in drops as I was giving a hen Tums. My own calcium is the same as Tums, just less mgs. I'm an eye dropper girl, I guess, as I have B-complex and a few other chicken things here in drops. I can shove just about anything down a chicken's throat, but I really, really hate doing it.

 

[fuzzi]

I found Calcium Citrate+D3 at the employee pharmacy. One tablet is 315 units, just a little more than recommended. I broke it in half, smeared it with tuna fish, and while holding Hannah like a football, pried open her beak, and got her to swallow the halves separately. She was not amused. I gave her a dollop of tuna afterwards, as a reward.

 

[fuzzi]

Hannah got another CC+D3 this afternoon. She was feisty.

 

[fuzzi]

Tried to give Hannah her daily pill, she was not having it! I got her to swallow one half, but she spit out the second half, and I couldn't locate it.

But I found a pretty Hannah egg in the nesting box

Hannah's egg is the smaller one.

 

[fuzzi]

Should I keep trying to give her pills?


OEGB Chicks!

Julia (blue) in the lead, then Phoebe (pink) and Dinah (yellow).

"What's THAT?!?"

They certainly are not as calm as the Sussex and Dominiques.

It's hard to get a photo in focus.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

If her shell quality is better, then see how she does without the extra calcium over the next few days.

Flock and chicks look great!

 

[1muttsfan]

You can crush them up and mix with some yogurt or applesauce

 

[fuzzi]

I've been sick with a fever since Thursday, but am feeling a little better. Chicks are fine, I've checked on them daily.