Hen is Laying Two Eggs: Concerning??

[Seth_12]

I have a two-year-old Wheaten Marans hen that consistently lays two eggs in one day. One egg is normal and then the other has a weak shell. Although I read that this can happen sometimes, but should I be concerned if this happens often? I feed my hens Purina Layena pellets and provide oyster shells on the side. My hen appears to be healthy, but any advice would be appreciated.

 

[azygous]

Yes. You are right to be concerned. As you've already noticed, when two eggs come down in one cycle, one almost always has a poorer shell. Eventually, this could result in one egg either not getting a shell at all and getting stuck or the one egg ends up breaking inside the hens due to a fragile thin shell.

I've had success in recalibrating a hen's cycle with a daily dose of people calcium citrate 630mg for four or five days.

 

[Seth_12]

Yes. You are right to be concerned. As you've already noticed, when two eggs come down in one cycle, one almost always has a poorer shell. Eventually, this could result in one egg either not getting a shell at all and getting stuck or the one egg ends up breaking inside the hens due to a fragile thin shell.

I've had success in recalibrating a hen's cycle with a daily dose of people calcium citrate 630mg for four or five days. View attachment 3610686

Thank you for the recommendation! Do you just give the hen one tablet per day?

 

[azygous]

One tablet per day is sufficient. Pry open the beak and shove it inside. She will easily swallow.

 

[MegTheHenEggQueen]

One tablet per day is sufficient. Pry open the beak and shove it inside. She will easily swallow.

I actually just add it to my flocks water. If you don’t mind them all getting a little extra calcium!

 

[MegTheHenEggQueen]

I actually just add it to my flocks water. If you don’t mind them all getting a little extra calcium!

Sorry I do really hot water first put pill inside and crush it up in the water or you can use a pill crusher. Once dissolved I add it to the water.