I'm so @#$!! sick of these shell-less eggs

[Echolalia]

It's been over a week and I haven't gotten one useful egg out of the only chicken who is laying. Everyday I find the remains of shell-less eggs that have gone splat on the floor of the hen house. I know that she's not just eating the eggs because I never find any shells, just yolk & membrane!

She barely touches the oyster shell I laid out for her and the other ladies. She and the other girls regularly get cheese & yogurt, thanks to my son not eating his lunch at school. They graze my yard for a couple of hours a day. What in the heck is going on?

 

[brahmakid11]

be cheerful it will stop soon

 

[Impress]

Try to bear with them, I know it's frustrating, I had twin BO and when they started laying, they both laid jelly eggs for a week straight! I personally mix oyster shell in their food, it seems to make mine more likely to chomp it. I also sometimes cook them scrambled eggs with the shell and all mixed in, shell=calcium!

 

[ladyride]

I take the shelless eggs make scambled with some egg shells nice treat they eat it .Has taken care of my shelless problem.

 

[Imp]

I agree with the previous answers. Hopefully she will work it out soon.
Are they on layer feed? You may want to consider magnesium and Vit D. Both are important to the absorbtion of calcium. Here's a list to some foods high in calcium.

1. Spinach & Swiss Chard
2. Salmon & Sardines (canned with bones)
3. Mustard, Collard, Kale & Turnip greens
4. Shellfish
5. Blackstrap molasses (can cause runny stools)
6. Corn Tortillas
7. Yogurt
8. Mozzarella & Cheddar cheese
9. Milk, Buttermilk (goat's milk and cow's milk)
10. Basil, thyme, dill seed, cinnamon, and peppermint leaves
11. Romaine lettuce
12. Rhubarb
13. Almonds, Peanuts & Brazil Nuts
14. Black Beans, Dried Beans (Cooked)
15. Sesame seeds
16. Fennel
17. Cabbage, Bok Choy, & Chinese cabbage
18. Summer squash
19. Green beans
20. Garlic
21. Tofu & Soybeans
22. Brussel sprouts & Broccoli
23. Oranges (Some people do not feed citrus to chickens)
24. Asparagus & Okra
25. Crimini mushrooms
26. Foods Fortified with Calcium: Some Orange Juice, Breads, & Cereals

 

[Egghead_Jr]

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Surprised it's lasted a week to be honest. Luckily I've only had one bird lay the jelly egg for a few days. Sometimes their reproductive system matures out of sinc. The shell function should be up n runnin' any day now.