Leather eggs

[gjoyner]

I found a leathery squishy egg on the roost! its my first! i found another one in the garden a couple days later. i've had oyster shells out for weeks now and they dont touch them. how do I get them interested in calcium?
gotta get me some hard eggs!

 

[Mrs.Puff]

Ha! They should straighten out soon. They probably get enough calcium right now from their layer feed and don't need much extra. They will only eat a teeny amount of oyster shell at a time, so you might not even realize they are eating any.

 

[Imp]

Calcium is also found in dairy products and dark leafy greens. I also don't think my hens touch the oyster shell, so I occasionally give them cheese, greens or sprinkle powdered milk on their food. Mrs. Puff is correct that they will straighten out soon, if they are young.

Good luck,

Imp- I don't know why I keep buying oyster shell though.

 

[gjoyner]

They just turned 20 weeks. I have a sneaky suspicion its the RIR thats lyaing these little "weird" eggs.

 

[Opa]

I wouldn't be to concerned about the soft shelled eggs. It is quite common with young birds and should correct it's self soon.