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Okay, so here is current situation. Hens are a year old and all had been laying an egg a day. I have had them for 3 weeks. Same coop, same run, just moved them. They are getting a minimum of 3 hours free range time per day in their new yard. After the first week they were here, one quit laying. We had high heat temperatures so I thought that was contributing. I did notice occasional incomplete egg matter, yolk and white, no shell twice. It is still a hit and miss, seems like every 5 days I get three eggs. This afternoon, I saw her "dispense" yolk and white while walking around. Her and another immediately began eating it. Then she expelled what I would assume would have been the shell, not sure, all new to me. It was soft and clear/whiteish (all eggs have been variations of brown). She immediately grabbed it from herself, ran from the others and ate it.
Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong? They receive the egg layer pellets, bagged scratch, occasional meal worms and are getting scraps that are listed on your website. Along with the free range in a pesticide free yard.
 
Add crushed oyster shells to their diet and see if that helps harden the shell of the eggs. Just put some in a bowl or feeder as something extra with their regular feed each day. So they should have 2 feeders 1 with crushed oyster shells and a feeder with there regular feed in it. This will help harden the egg shells.
 
I guess my main concern is for the hen. Same feed that they were on, more free range time, established layers. I do see more diarrhea...is she ill? And K know nothing about molting... that's my next subject to read up on...
 
Egg eating in hens is a very difficult habit to break, and the others quickly follow suit.
Some birds are not able to utilize the calcium in their diet.
 
drumstick diva said:
Egg eating in hens is a very difficult habit to break, and the others quickly follow suit.
Some birds are not able to utilize the calcium in their diet.
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My concern is because it just started. And the fact that there isn't a shell bothers me. Am I blowing things out of proportion?
 

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