Hen that continues to lay soft eggs??

[Justuschicks]

My EE does the same thing. She acts fine and not all her eggs are like that. Hers are generally the hardest in the bunch. I heard somewhere that some chickens don't like the o-shell so it has to be spiced up in some way. I have 3 kids, 3 dogs, a cat, 50 chickens and 11 goats so I really don't have time to make a special meal for one chicken.

My husband works with a guy who eats 20 hard boiled eggs in one sitting and he saves out all the yolks for our chickens. Occasionally I crunch up some of their eggshell in the hard boiled eggs and mash them all up so they don't have a choice but to eat the shells (calcium).

 

[kathyinmo]

I have a friend that has a Delaware hen who is over a year old. She has tried everything possible, but this hen continues to lay a soft shell egg every day. Nothing ever did work.

Good luck!

 

[welasharon]

I have a barred rock that will not eat oyster shell so I give her ground up egg shells and cottage cheese and regular cheese too. She seems to need more calcium than the others. As long as I keep this up she does well.
sharon

 

[Firework]

This is what I got from one of my girls this morning. It is two mini soft shell eggs that are connected. Kinda gross! Sorry the pic isn't very good.

 

[Justuschicks]

Wow! That is so strange. My 1st barred rock (when she was alive) would lay leathery eggs at times. It was so odd but then the next day she would lay a regular one. A lot of strange things go on in those little bodies....and minds for that matter.

 

[BookWorm243]

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My one hen layed an egg just like that, I will have to try and find that picture

HT, I am sorry you are going thru this, I hope you can figure it out