Latex eggshell or what?

[WILDBACK40]

Hey everybody this is wildback40 new to the forum raising chickens for a year. Had a hen lay this morning and the shell looked like and felt like latex. Anybody know what could cause that?

 

[rebecca10782]

Not enough calcium. Hens should always have oyster shell available and be feed layer food.

 

[WILDBACK40]

Rebecca thanks for answering, I feed my hens layer crumbles 16%, and have free choice grit and oyster shell available also. Congratulations on your Rooster!

 

[PotterWatch]

This post is extrememly funny with the changes made to the word e g g.

 

[Wynette]

Check out this link - it has pictures of e g g issues (both shell and internal) and offeres suggestions as to why issues happen and how to deal with them:

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/ourbooks/1/egg-quality-handbook/

 

[silkiechicken]

Welcome! Sorry about the computer server issues we are having today!

If you give them treats and goodies or they free range, often the 16% layer isn't quite enough calcium. Also, sometimes they just lay a "dud". Good luck!

 

[rebecca10782]

Hmm, well then it is probably a fluke. Our hen recently skipped one day and the next laid one e g g in the morning like usual and then in the afternoon, she laid a shelless one in the middle of the driveway

She seemed as surprised as we were

I guess she was backed up

 

[Rte.66_chicks]

Quote:
On the first part, I'm thinkin' that instead of Y2K, it's M4/1.

About the e g g, new layers sometimes do wierd things before the e g g plumbing gets worked out.

Calcium in the form of oyster and/or e g g shells should be offered free choice.

 

[rebecca10782]

Maybe we should all get latex roosters, it would be a lot more quiet around

 

[WILDBACK40]

Thank you all for the replies I'm thinking it was just a fluke. And I'm going to check out the link Wynette posted for me. But ya know when ya don't have problems and all the sudden something like that happens ya start searchin for explanation before there's more problems. I have a barred rock thats loosing feathers at one year don't know if she layed the e g g or not but I've watched her for hours and she just keeps dropping feathers and I'm thinkin she's a little early for molt!