hgmcgrath
Hatching
Hello,
I am a new chicken momma. I have six chickens of different breeds, all about 22 weeks.
I feed them layer feed with free choice oyster shell which they pick at, but don't know if they are really eating it. I started supplementing their water with apple cider vinegar to help with Calcium absorption.
Two of them are beginning to lay. Our first egg was 4 days ago - A small, hard shelled egg. All of our subsequent eggs have been soft shelled eggs that burst upon hitting the ground.
I am so excited to get eggs, then so disappointed when they are soft shelled!!!
I purchased Poultry Nutri Drench to see if that helps. Could it just be that they are young and new layers?
Thanks for all of your advise to this chicken mama newbie!!
I am a new chicken momma. I have six chickens of different breeds, all about 22 weeks.
I feed them layer feed with free choice oyster shell which they pick at, but don't know if they are really eating it. I started supplementing their water with apple cider vinegar to help with Calcium absorption.
Two of them are beginning to lay. Our first egg was 4 days ago - A small, hard shelled egg. All of our subsequent eggs have been soft shelled eggs that burst upon hitting the ground.
I am so excited to get eggs, then so disappointed when they are soft shelled!!!
I purchased Poultry Nutri Drench to see if that helps. Could it just be that they are young and new layers?
Thanks for all of your advise to this chicken mama newbie!!