I have 11 golden buff hens (6 1yr olds , 5 2 yr olds). about 3 times a week one of my nesting boxes and other eggs in the box are super messy and once in a while a small piece of shell stuck on one of the other eggs in the box. So I am assuming an egg was broken in there. What would you guess happened? a hen laid an egg w/ extremely soft shell so she ate it or someone ate an egg? it doesn't happen everyday but several times a week.
They always have access to oyster shell.
Last fall I sometimes used to get an egg that was uniquely shaped and sometimes had a very thin shell (like broke it just picking it up. I haven't seen one of those eggs since the older hens went thru molt last fall.
thoughts? TIA
They always have access to oyster shell.
Last fall I sometimes used to get an egg that was uniquely shaped and sometimes had a very thin shell (like broke it just picking it up. I haven't seen one of those eggs since the older hens went thru molt last fall.
thoughts? TIA