Missbump14
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- Oct 22, 2018
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Hi everyone! First time poster: be gentle 
I live in the UK, and bought my first flock back in July. I have 6 warren browns who were all born back in February. Theyre a hybrid from a very reputable seller. All throughout July and August, they laid well and I was getting 6 eggs a day. Wow! Peony had a brood, but after 'doing her time' in chicken prison broke out of it in 2 days and within 2 weeks of that, was laying again.
My problem is this: 5 are pretty much laying as normal now that we are into autumn. One (and I am not sure who) is continually laying a soft shell at night, and the girls are helping themselves to 'breakfast' in the morning. This has been going on for a month and a half and in that time, I've continued with their usual layers feed, but added an egg strengthener to it, given them access to oyster shell (their run is sharp building sand, so they pretty much ignore the shell, thought I'd try though) and they have cider vinegar in their water. I have checked their house for mites, and nothing. I am at a loss as to what to do next and need your help, experienced chicken keepers!
Thanks in advance!
I live in the UK, and bought my first flock back in July. I have 6 warren browns who were all born back in February. Theyre a hybrid from a very reputable seller. All throughout July and August, they laid well and I was getting 6 eggs a day. Wow! Peony had a brood, but after 'doing her time' in chicken prison broke out of it in 2 days and within 2 weeks of that, was laying again. My problem is this: 5 are pretty much laying as normal now that we are into autumn. One (and I am not sure who) is continually laying a soft shell at night, and the girls are helping themselves to 'breakfast' in the morning. This has been going on for a month and a half and in that time, I've continued with their usual layers feed, but added an egg strengthener to it, given them access to oyster shell (their run is sharp building sand, so they pretty much ignore the shell, thought I'd try though) and they have cider vinegar in their water. I have checked their house for mites, and nothing. I am at a loss as to what to do next and need your help, experienced chicken keepers!
Thanks in advance!
After I stopped the ACV the eggs went back to normal, I hope it's the same for you! 
. BTW I heard that chickens don't always like to eat oyster shell, but that feeding their own eggshells back to them (in a separate dish) after they have been washed, dried and crumbled, can help. I tried it and all four of them thought the crumbled eggshells were treats!!!!!
