Help. My 3 hens have been laying for about 3 weeks. One of them laid a soft shelled egg in the run her first time. They've all been laying almost an egg a day since and always in the nest box.
3 days ago my hens all ran out into the yard in the afternoon and a soft shelled egg kinda just fell out of my Production Red hen?
Next day she didn't lay an egg and then the next day she laid a normal egg. Now, last night someone laid another soft egg while they were roosting? Fell out underneath the roost and I found it this morning. I'm assuming it was the same hen.
What is going on? Should I be worried? I know the soft shell thing happens but why are they coming out at such odd moments. They have been very regular with their laying so far. ALWAYS in the morning and AlWAYS in the nest box.
They are on organic feed and I do have oyster shell available all the time.
What should I do??????
Claudia
3 days ago my hens all ran out into the yard in the afternoon and a soft shelled egg kinda just fell out of my Production Red hen?
Next day she didn't lay an egg and then the next day she laid a normal egg. Now, last night someone laid another soft egg while they were roosting? Fell out underneath the roost and I found it this morning. I'm assuming it was the same hen.
What is going on? Should I be worried? I know the soft shell thing happens but why are they coming out at such odd moments. They have been very regular with their laying so far. ALWAYS in the morning and AlWAYS in the nest box.
They are on organic feed and I do have oyster shell available all the time.
What should I do??????
Claudia