lost feathers & soft eggs

[cluckinbob]

Hello out there. I have 8 hens that have lost their neck feathers and they don't seem to be growing back. I also find eggs that the shells are soft. Anybody have any ideas?

 

[Mahonri]

THEY NEED MORE PROTIEN in their diet as well as CALCIUM.

Buy a high protien gamebird feed... with 20% protein, give them free choice oyster shell and watch them. You may have a feather picker that will either need to be rehomed or culled.

Good luck.

 

[hen-thusiast]

What are they being fed and how old are they? Are they eating the feathers? That's another sign of protein deficiency.

If they are molting they are going to need extra protein. Soft eggs are a sign of a calcium deficiency.