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Aristocat123
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Ok. Will do.I would just give them each one tums. Break it up into pieces and put it in their beak
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Ok. Will do.I would just give them each one tums. Break it up into pieces and put it in their beak
I did that yesterday. I threw a bunch of OS on the ground for them.These are new layers people....they don't need Tums!
They just need some time to get things smoothed out.
Toss some of the OS on top of feed and/or on the ground,
they often don't 'get' that at first.
Adding the crushed egg shells can be good bait for the OS too.
Just be patient and try to check as often as possible for softshell eggs before they get broken....such a mess!I did that yesterday. I threw a bunch of OS on the ground for them.
Poor babies. Trying to be patient (not easy ). I just worry when I see something unusual. I read about the soft shell egg, rubber egg, etc....I never read about this one though so I worried. I’m new to chickens so I’m learning and thanks to this community it’s making understanding things easier.Just be patient and try to check as often as possible for softshell eggs before they get broken....such a mess!
Soft or thin shelled eggs are pretty common with new layers, you often don't find the membrane or shell or even most the egg because they eat it and just leave a 'wet spot'.Poor babies. Trying to be patient (not easy ). I just worry when I see something unusual. I read about the soft shell egg, rubber egg, etc....I never read about this one though so I worried. I’m new to chickens so I’m learning and thanks to this community it’s making understanding things easier.
Ohhh I didn’t know that. In that case the culprit did a really good job in not leaving any trace of it. Could this turn into egg eating? Is it possible for a hen to lay a normal egg and for the liquid to come out at the same time? The reason I’m asking is because there were 2 eggs in the box at the time and they were still warm.Soft or thin shelled eggs are pretty common with new layers, you often don't find the membrane or shell or even most the egg because they eat it and just leave a 'wet spot'.
Haha As much as I would like to learn how to do that and to actually see a chick hatch the cockerel factor is stopping me. It’s a good thing or else I would have a million of themwith chickens it's like life ya never stop learning, but as you get more experienced it gets better, other than worrying when your hatching in an incubator lol