Soft Shell eggs????

[diana507]

My favorite pullet Mimi is laying soft shelled eggs. The night before last I watched her lay one in their run and obviously the others were all over it. Last night I weren't down there at this time so I don't know if she laid one or not. Tonight I noticed her in which I call labor, so I took her out on the lawn and she had another soft shell egg. I have other pullets that are laying hard shelled eggs. Is this something she will work out of? They have oyster shell in a dish in their coop. Plus I've been baking and crushing their shells that we use and feeding it back. Is there something else I can do for her?

 

[wmgatorfan08]

I'm experiencing the same thing with my ISA's. My first one laid 3 hard shelled eggs for the first 3 days. Then every other day she's been laying one or two soft shelled eggs late in the evening or during the night. I believe the heat plus her just beginning laying is the problem. She did not lay anything today or last night so I have my fingers crossed she will lay a normal egg tomorrow.

 

[diana507]

Yeah its been happening before they have been going into the coop for the night. I know I have 4 layers in the 12 since I got 3 eggs this morning and 1 around noon today. I'm just hoping it's her system trying to adjust.

 

[Chick whisper]

Most newbies lay soft shell eggs at the beginning...it's completely normal...they will be normal anytime now

 

[wmgatorfan08]

Yeah its been happening before they have been going into the coop for the night. I know I have 4 layers in the 12 since I got 3 eggs this morning and 1 around noon today. I'm just hoping it's her system trying to adjust.

Out of my 12 only one is laying. I initially thought 2 were because I found 2 soft eggs several times. I'm convinced now it's the same pullet. I really hope it straightens out soon and I hope my others start laying. They look like they should. The combs are so developed and look just like the one who is laying.

 

[wmgatorfan08]

Just got another soft shelled egg tonight before they went on roost. That makes two on Thursday and one Tuesday and today

 

[wmgatorfan08]

Found another soft shelled egg this morning.

 

[22chicken]

Try mixing the oyster shells in the feed. My young hens were laying soft shelled eggs and I tried giving them the oyster shells in a separate dish and they would not eat them. Once I mixed the shells into their feed they began to eat them and they no longer laid soft shelled eggs.

 

[wmgatorfan08]

I'm currently giving then oyster shell In a separate container but they aren't really eating it. I was planning to switch to layer pellet once they all started laying. However, I'm thinking about switching them to layer today.

 

[diana507]

I'm currently giving then oyster shell In a separate container but they aren't really eating it. I was planning to switch to layer pellet once they all started laying. However, I'm thinking about switching them to layer today.

Same here! They peck at it a little but not alot. I just bought a smaller bag of feed, their starter/grower. I think going to pick up a bag of layer feed and mix it. I was determined to leave them on regular feed till they were all laying. But thinking it's time to mix. I don't want to change them suddenly. Tomorrow I think I am going to scramble an egg with crushed shells in it and take Mimi put and get her to eat it. Maybe I will get a hard shell one from her. Lol