New layer trouble...two soft shell eggs and now...? Please help!

[chickengoggles]

I had a new layer that was dropping soft shell eggs at night. I did give her a calcium pill but the thing that I think helped the most was I toasted their eggshells and put them on top of the oyster shell. Turns out that doing that led her to start eating the oyster shell. This pic is of her weirdest soft shell. Also the last one that I've seen. I never thought that pullets wouldn't instinctively know to eat the oyster shell. Have you seen yours eating oyster shell? Sorry if this was already answered earlier.View attachment 1693471

It wasn't already covered, and I'm going to try it, thanks - how do you toast their eggshells? I assume a pan in the oven, but at what temp and for how long? Thanks!

 

[Eggcessive]

When I prepare egg shells, I put them on a pan at 220 degrees F for only 5 minutes. That way they come out without burning. They cool in anout 5 minutes and can easily be crushed into small bits in a freezer bag and stored in a dry place. The baking makes them brittle where they crack into vety small pieces.

 

[Lady Lionheart]

I bake at 350 for about 15 minutes. But I always have a full sheet pan and they do come out dark brown on a few edges. As they cool, they crackle. Makes them extremely easy to smash up. I put in a zip lock bag and use a rolling pin.

I suppose it all depends on your oven as to what temps and how long to bake. Only you know your oven.

 

[micstrachan]

I do 200° in a countertop oven for 15 minutes. Yes, unit makes them nice and brittle! I have also read that the baking is unnecessary, but do it, anyway. I rinse them, then store them in the little oven until I have a batch to bake.