Shell-less eggs?!?!?! what are your thoughts?

lovethepeep

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I have a chicken that has a confused system... or nutrient deficiency... i went out today to find a shell-less egg (looks like an egg, but feels like jello, and then a yoke sitting right beside it... I AM TOTALLY CONFUSED!
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what are your thoughts?!?
 
This is not uncommon with newly laying hens. Did she just start laying? She should be on a layer feed which contains calcium and you can also supplement to free choice crushed oyster shells.
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I just talked about the soft-shelled egg in a previous post. New hens will sometimes lay a soft-shelled egg when they have not yet built up enough calcium. That will usually remedy itself. It is when an old hen does this that will sometime be a sign she has laid her last few eggs.
 
they are all new to laying... but the others have perfect eggs. I've never understood why some can have a vitamin deficiency, and others not have one... if they're all eating the same things!
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nonetheless, we've got some oyster shell... I'll put that out tomorrow
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THANKS!
 
If you weren't adding oyster shell, then adding it will likely solve the problem.
Some hens have a problem with calcium absorption and/or need just a little more than another hen of the same age & breed to get the same result.
 

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