Soft Egg!

[smdcleland]

That was pretty harsh. This is why I am here... to learn. I am new to this. Thank you to everyone else who was helpful and supportive.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

That was pretty harsh. This is why I am here... to learn. I am new to this. Thank you to everyone else who was helpful and supportive.

Nobody's trying to be harsh (or at least not mean) We're all learning.

 

[rosemarythyme]

For now I'd cut back on treats and see if it happens again - not uncommon for newer layers or layers coming back into lay (or out of lay) to have some glitches which includes soft shells.

If the soft shells keeps happening I would then try supplementing with extra calcium. The way I do it is: If you know exactly which bird is the problem bird, isolate her for a private breakfast. 2-3x a week serve a small bowl (like 1 Tbsp is fine) of wet or fermented feed with oyster shell mixed in. If she does not like chunks of oyster shell, crush it up or use the powdery remnants from bottom of the bag. Should only take her minutes to eat and after that she's free to go.

Assuming her issue is simply insufficient calcium intake, you should see results in a week or two, and you can try reducing it to 1-2x a week and should hopefully continue getting good results. If you still have the same issue, then you might need to try pills of calcium citrate instead for a faster, bigger calcium boost.

 

[smdcleland]

Thank you!

4 hard shell eggs and no soft this morning. No treats either. Only grit, oyster shell and regular feed. So far so good. Everyone seems happy.