- Jul 22, 2008
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Not a great topic for this early in the morning but I have an almost 2 year old Cuckoo Maran hen that as far as I can tell hasn't laid an egg in at least 6 months. All she ever does is oozes egg from her vent. It's always a slow and messy process. Now, with the cold weather, she had a clump of frozen mass about the size of a baseball stuck to her so I had to bring her in, bathe her, and then left her inside in a cage because it's 2 degrees out and I didn't want to put her out wet, plus, it's still s-l-o-w-l-y oozing out from her vent. I only have 2 marans and the other is laying just fine as well as the other hens I have. I have a total of 8, and I get about 6 eggs, even with the shorter winter days and this frigid cold. I supplement their food, which is Purina Layena, with oyster shells and crushed eggshells, plus they get yogurt and cottage cheese. What else can I do for this hen to get her to actually create a shell? Any suggestions? BTW, I think she really likes being an indoor hen
