soft shell egg questions

[Dixiedoodle]

It's just a filter that hooks onto the pipe at the wellbefore it goes into the holding tank...I think it's Omni-Filter

 

[Peep_Show]

Just as a reminder, make sure your chickens have NO access to duck (crumbles) food. I don't know why, but eating the stuff creates a near-instant absence of shell.

 

[patman75]

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I'm not sure those take care of heavy metals.

YOu can check your area water from this site so you get an idea of what you might be dealing with.

http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/whats-in-yourwater

 

[PunkinPeep]

I'm not an expert, and it's just a thought, but maybe her body is using the calcium that would usually be covering eggs - to fix her injury. If she was doing ok before, maybe her body is just using her protein and calcium in a different direction while she's healing.

 

[jrabbit]

Rosie still hasn't laid an egg since the second soft one ... ok, just 2 days ... but still ....


so, another question: can I eat the soft ones? We refrigerated them immediately.

--janis

 

[PunkinPeep]

I usually feed the soft ones to my dog - or back to the chickens. But if you feel confident that it isn't broken, i guess you could go ahead and eat it. Just be sure nothing has gotten to it.

 

[jrabbit]

turns out, DH fed them to the chickens this morning. Excellent communication between husband and wife. haha.

 

[Kim_NC]

I'm thinking it may be normal since she's starting back to laying. It's not unusual to see a soft shelled egg or two from new layers or girls that start back after a molt. With oyster shell and good layer rations available, I'm inclined to think she'll come out of it and return to normal laying.

ETA: Did your BO roo, Barnie, hurt her?

 

[Dixiedoodle]

I am happy to report, that she laid one of her prefect, beautiful, HARD shelled aqua colored eggs yesterday.. Her only remaining problem is a tiny limp.. She is almost back to normal. I am one happy chicken momma! Thanks everyone..

 

[PunkinPeep]

Yay! Many congratulations! What a great relief!