Shelless Guinea Eggs

[baby-blue]

Hello! If this should be moved to the Guinea area, I’d be more than happy to do so, but I don’t think I’d get quite as many answers. I have a flock of 7 guinea hens that are 5-6 months old - they just started laying last week. I was consistently getting one egg a day and then two eggs a day. Yesterday, one of the eggs had no shell, which I put towards them being new layers. Today, two eggs have no shells. They get 4g of calcium daily and they got 8g last night. They’re on a high quality gamebird crumble and fermented beet pulp. Should I just leave them be and assume that it’s because they’re still new? Should I increase their calcium? I don’t do oyster shells because they dump them everywhere. Any other suggestions are welcome!

 

[R2elk]

Hello! If this should be moved to the Guinea area, I’d be more than happy to do so, but I don’t think I’d get quite as many answers. I have a flock of 7 guinea hens that are 5-6 months old - they just started laying last week. I was consistently getting one egg a day and then two eggs a day. Yesterday, one of the eggs had no shell, which I put towards them being new layers. Today, two eggs have no shells. They get 4g of calcium daily and they got 8g last night. They’re on a high quality gamebird crumble and fermented beet pulp. Should I just leave them be and assume that it’s because they’re still new? Should I increase their calcium? I don’t do oyster shells because they dump them everywhere. Any other suggestions are welcome!

I would put them on layer feed. They are basically adults now and don't need the gamebird crumbles. Soft shell eggs mean they are either getting insufficient calcium or they have a vitamin D deficiency which will prevent them from properly absorbing calcium. If they don't start getting enough calcium absorbed into their bodies, they may soon start showing signs of calcium deficiency. The signs are loss of motor control meaning the inability to walk and can progress to the inability to stand up followed by death.