Jelly Eggs

[debbytingen]

I have 3 red sex-link hens and I think they are getting old. These hens were given to me and I don't know how old they are.
For weeks and weeks I have been finding a egg busted in the laying box. The shell is paper thin and the yolk is laying there.
I give them lots of Oyster shells to keep the shells strong. I don't know what is going on. I know if the egg gets busted inside her that this is not good. Could this be old age that is causing this? I know that the hens were darker a year ago and now they have a lot of white on their feathers.

 

[Chris09]

Other than the Oyster Shells what are you feeding/ offering them?
What type of feed, what treats, are you putting anything in there water?


Chris

 

[tadpole98]

Do you have a picture of them? Some people here might be able to tell you how old they are.

It's not a good thing that they are thin shelled, one every once in awhile is okay, but since this is often they are deficient in something. What % protein are you feeding them? What all is in their feed?

 

[debbytingen]

Bread, Scratch feed, laying pellets, boiled rice every now and again. They roam in the yard every other day and they eat grass and worms when they can find them. I will have to go and look at the bag of pellets and the scratch to see the protein amount. I will take a picture of them and maybe we can see how old they are.

 

[debbytingen]

Is there something I can put in there water? Where can I get it at?

 

[highaltitudehen]

I have the exact same thing happening here with one of my Rhode Island Reds. Did you ever find a solution?