- Oct 9, 2013
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Hi all hope you all have a great day today. Just a question for you all. Why do your chickens sometime lay eggs that have a soft shell.
Keep Smiling Betsie
Keep Smiling Betsie

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Soft / weak shelled eggs can either have not spent enough time in the shell gland to get a proper shell, or the hen can have a problem causing her to not be able to put a proper shell on them. Shell less eggs are usually eggs that just moved through the shell gland too fast to get a shell put on them, or the hen can not put a shell on them. Both can be caused by defective or immature shell glands, especially in young pullets. In both cases stress / being upset by something can make a hen lay an egg before it is ready. Soft or weak shelled eggs can be caused by lack or calcium or a problem with the hen being able to utilize calcium because of illness/disease, vitamin/mineral imbalances, etc.