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[Pabbott]

I have a 8+ barred Rick hen. Made her my house chicken due to health issues. She has been with me a year and never produced eggs. Which I’m okay with. Wanted her to keep my roo company and to help with the chicks. Well yesterday I go to her own to find a small sack full of egg white(I’m assuming) like the size if a grape. This morning when she stood up I saw a large wet spot. Further inspection was a soft shell coming out of her duct.
she went to the spot and started to eat it. I cleaned up the area and helped her pass the soft shell.
so- is this normal for an older bird. I have been nursing her of her ailments and focus on nutrition for her as well. Which includes taking her off egg laying food to a higher nutritional feed for a non egg baring bird.
is this normal for an older bird?

 

[CHlCKEN]

It’s normal or an older bird coming out of lay, to have glitches like that. It can also be stress induced though. When did you move her inside?

 

[Pabbott]

She has been in the house for 2 months and loves it. Her favorite TVshow is law & order. I just think it was odd. She was given to me over a year ago because she had stopped laying. But her physical condition has improved 100% since our adoption of her.

 

[aart]

Curious what was inside that egg?
Looks like a soft shell?

 

[Cecisflock]

Curious what was inside that egg?
Looks like a soft shell?

x2 does it have a yolk?

 

[Pabbott]

Egg white is what it looked and felt like. No yolk on the one the size of a grape. But the one she gave me the next morning was larger and more egg white and small yolk. But when she was laying the egg, the super soft shell separated from the egg. The inside of the egg came out and the super soft collapsed shell was last to come out. In fact I helped her pass the shell.

 

[aart]

What all and how exactly are you feeding?
Might want to add a dish of Oyster Shell for added calcium.

 

[Pabbott]

I started her back in chick feed for the nutrition and companion bird seed when she wants it and she also has she’ll anytime she wants it.

 

[aart]

I started her back in chick feed for the nutrition and companion bird seed when she wants it and she also has she’ll anytime she wants it.

I'd nix the bird seed and offer oyster shell.
Might even give her a Tums or better yet Calcium Citrate with Vit-D.

 

[Pabbott]

I will try that. Thank you