on the 4th of september my first rsl started laying and still no sign from the others untill this morning i went to the coop and found 2 eggs together on the floor under the perches and they were both broken and very soft shelled one shell was like paper not really a shell and the other was shell but very thin. a week ago today a fox got into the garden and killed my 2 beautiful banties and 1 rsl before my dogs managed to alert me and get rid of the pesky fox ( forever ) as my otherwise placid dogs went beserk with the fox, but thats another story. anyway back to my problem, the fox also mauled another hen and she survived and is getting back to full health, she nearly keeps up with others around the garden now. she was the one i was expecting to lay next as she is showing nice and red more than the pink of the others.
could this be her laying and the trauma do this to the eggs or have i got a problem that needs to be adddressed.
all my girls are free range and eat anything in the garden and also a supply of layers pellets are always available and they get wheat for scratch daily.
please help as i am really concerned.
could this be her laying and the trauma do this to the eggs or have i got a problem that needs to be adddressed.
all my girls are free range and eat anything in the garden and also a supply of layers pellets are always available and they get wheat for scratch daily.
please help as i am really concerned.