My girl laid this. She wont eat or drink and just wants to stay in nesting box. Im scared for her.

[FunnyBunny89]

You're welcome. You have oyster shell out there constantly available in a separate vessel, right?

I second this. Ever since I did this, no more softshell eggs.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I second this. Ever since I did this, no more softshell eggs.

I've always had OS for my hens. But I got softshells for a couple of weeks until I discovered a snake in the hen house! Once I got rid of the snake AND its mate, no more jelly eggs. Apparently (I deduced), stress can cause the problem.

 

[WingItRanch]

I've always had OS for my hens. But I got softshells for a couple of weeks until I discovered a snake in the hen house! Once I got rid of the snake AND its mate, no more jelly eggs. Apparently (I deduced), stress can cause the problem.

I'm sorry... your snake brought a girlfriend into the coop? I would be scared it laid snake eggs amongst the chicken eggs!!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I'm sorry... your snake brought a girlfriend into the coop? I would be scared it laid snake eggs amongst the chicken eggs!!!

Huh, I never even thought about that. They were too busy eating my chicken eggs! Now I have to go google Where do black rat snakes lay their eggs? Just what I need, a bunch of baby snakes hatching out under my hen house, Grrr!

 

[WingItRanch]

Huh, I never even thought about that. They were too busy eating my chicken eggs! Now I have to go google Where do black rat snakes lay their eggs? Just what I need, a bunch of baby snakes hatching out under my hen house, Grrr!

Hahaha sorry to add that to your plate! I just had a large rat snake in my coop and he got greedy.. ate all my eggs plus a wooden fake one!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hahaha sorry to add that to your plate! I just had a large rat snake in my coop and he got greedy.. ate all my eggs plus a wooden fake one!

Well hopefully that will take care of your snake problem for a while. Better put some more wooden ones out for its mate. Or ceramic ones. Boy, I do not envy him his belly ache!

 

[Buffbrahmabantam]

Ask crazy as it sounds I did know this. We had a brief mouse problem and I couldn't believe how the chickens attacked them.

LOL our chickens chase after voles when we are mowing. It is pretty funny to watch.