Odd behavior at night and soft shell eggs?

[DILUTEDDECAF]

Hi all,

My hens are 23 weeks old. Two of them have been laying for about two weeks. Two nights ago, one of my non-layers started acting weird in the evening. She was standing very still, not taking food, moving slowly, and standing away from others. I checked her for mites, fleas, blocked vent, and couldn't find anything. Her crop was full and felt normal.

Yesterday morning I went out and checked on her in the morning and she was eating, moving normally, and her crop was empty. I let her out of the coop and followed her around to make sure she pooped. She did and it was normal. She acted normal all day, but then last night the same behavior returned. This morning, again acting and eating normal, but i did find two soft shelled eggs under the roost bars.

Is this just weired behavior because shes a new layer? Shes normal from 7am until 5pm and then really weird from 5-7pm when they go back in the coop.

 

[DobieLover]

She is probably in pain because it is difficult to pass a soft shelled egg. Being a newly laying pullet, I would supplement her by giving her 630 mg daily of calcium citrate with vitamin D. That typically equates to two tablets per day. I like to give one in the morning and one in the evening. Give it to her for a week to help her along.

 

[DILUTEDDECAF]

She is probably in pain because it is difficult to pass a soft shelled egg. Being a newly laying pullet, I would supplement her by giving her 630 mg daily of calcium citrate with vitamin D. That typically equates to two tablets per day. I like to give one in the morning and one in the evening. Give it to her for a week to help her along.

Okay! I gave her some yogurt today, but I will do that in the AM.