Good morning everyone
I have 6 girls, all about 8 months old, and all laying. Up until recently, everything has been going well.
My 4 RIR girls lay 6 eggs a week each, and very rarely lay an odd egg.
Of my 2 BO girls, both USED to be good layers. One still is, laying about 5 eggs a week.
However, the other one is laying rubber-like eggs about 3 - 4 times a week. Occasionally she will lay a normal egg, but this is getting rarer and rarer.
The rubber eggs are laid from the roost, I suspect while she is sleeping, and have a super thin layer of rubbery shell encasing the yolk and white. I am able to pick these eggs up and roll them around in my hand - the 'shell' feels like a water balloon.
All of the girls have access to shell grit and layer pellets. All have been wormed and dusted for mites and lice. All free-range an average of 7 hours a day.
Their coop is well maintained, dry and ventilated well. All bedding and floor material is replaced at least weekly. I also do a daily poop-scoop to clear out the overnight poop they produce.
Do you think there is something defective in this one bird? She has been laying for about 3 months now, and like I said, USED to lay good eggs. Can I do anything to help her?
I would never get rid of her - even if she is a free-loader, ha ha! I just want to help her to be all she can be!
Thanks in advance,
Krista
I have 6 girls, all about 8 months old, and all laying. Up until recently, everything has been going well.
My 4 RIR girls lay 6 eggs a week each, and very rarely lay an odd egg.
Of my 2 BO girls, both USED to be good layers. One still is, laying about 5 eggs a week.
However, the other one is laying rubber-like eggs about 3 - 4 times a week. Occasionally she will lay a normal egg, but this is getting rarer and rarer.
The rubber eggs are laid from the roost, I suspect while she is sleeping, and have a super thin layer of rubbery shell encasing the yolk and white. I am able to pick these eggs up and roll them around in my hand - the 'shell' feels like a water balloon.
All of the girls have access to shell grit and layer pellets. All have been wormed and dusted for mites and lice. All free-range an average of 7 hours a day.
Their coop is well maintained, dry and ventilated well. All bedding and floor material is replaced at least weekly. I also do a daily poop-scoop to clear out the overnight poop they produce.
Do you think there is something defective in this one bird? She has been laying for about 3 months now, and like I said, USED to lay good eggs. Can I do anything to help her?
I would never get rid of her - even if she is a free-loader, ha ha! I just want to help her to be all she can be!
Thanks in advance,
Krista
