Soft eggs for several days

[Brandy2512]

So I have had at least one soft shelled egg in the coop or run every day. I also had not one but 2 egg bound girls last week. A warm bath & a veggie oil butt helped them each lay a soft egg. I feed them Nature’s Best Organic layer pellets & always have oyster shell available. They also free range every day from lunch until dusk. I think this started due to switching their feeder to a different type. I switched them back to their old feeder late last week after the eggbound craziness. I am still getting a shell less egg every day. I am pretty sure that I know who is laying it. Should I offer her a Tums crushed in some plain yogurt? I am freaking out because I leave for a long weekend tomorrow & my MIL is watching them. I am afraid that one will get eggbound and she won’t know it. Any suggestions? They are fairly new layers, only been laying for a little over a month. Could they still just be working out this whole egg laying business, lol?

 

[aart]

I feed them Nature’s Best Organic layer pellets & always have oyster shell available.

Are they eating the OS?
Are you feeding any other foods/treats?
If so, stop.

Should I offer her a Tums crushed in some plain yogurt?

You could but Calcium Citrate with Vit D-3 would be better,
you can get it at any drugstore.

 

[Brandy2512]

I think they are eating the OS, but I am trying to keep a closer eye on who is & who isn’t. I have stop treats other than a small handful of scratch that get for coming home to their run at night. For the calcium citrate with D3, do I just buy tablets? I want to make sure I get the right thing.

 

[Brandy2512]

I also only have 2 nest boxes for the 6 hens. I know this should be enough, but I do see some chickens kind of pacing & squawking when the nest box they want to use is occupied. Could this be causing issues? Should I try adding another nest box?

 

[aart]

I think they are eating the OS, but I am trying to keep a closer eye on who is & who isn’t. I have stop treats other than a small handful of scratch that get for coming home to their run at night. For the calcium citrate with D3, do I just buy tablets? I want to make sure I get the right thing.

Yep.
Can pill the bird like @azygous does ,
or crush it into something you know they will gobble down.