No shell!

[tailsnfeathers]

My hen layed a perfect egg only forgot to put the shell on it! Feels like a water ballon.

 

[sandy sea]

Weird, Do they get any oyster shells to eat?

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

well must mean the hen is ot using the calcium I presume you provideed?
so you need to take
2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar to a gallon of water
so the hens will use the oyster shell you are providing for them
then her body will use the calcium and Vit D

 

[tailsnfeathers]

No. Ill get them some tomorrow.

 

[tailsnfeathers]

They get layer feed. Do you give oyster shell free choice?

 

[Judy]

Yes, if you give oyster shell, give it free choice. I don't, and my hens lay eggs with nice hard shells, but there is a lot of calcium in the soil here (from limestone) and they free range.

An occasional soft shell or otherwise odd egg is usually just a normal variation, esp. with young hens.

Here is a link that talks about egg problems:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=148409