soft shelled egg, is this normal for new momma ?

[snowflake]

I am getting an egg with soft shell, free choice oyster is available, feed Folk raiser, have recently added Layanna to a couple feeders. I think the soft shell may be from my Orpington. She went broody and hatched 6 chicks that are now about 10 weeks.does it take a while for the hen to build up enough calcium after she returns to laying? I have 2 more hens with 6 chicks, so I keep the flock raiser in their coop area but all free range and have access to all feeders. the broken eggs started to show up when she started laying again.

 

[CMV]

Have oyster shell available to all layers if you are not feeding laying pellets. They need a lot of calcium to produce hard-shelled eggs. Your new Mom might have a calcium deficiency.

 

[snowflake]

sorry, thought I had put that in the post. I have a large pan of calcium under the coop for them at all times, also crush egg shells, I read an article about biochar, I am going to try that as soon as I can get some chard wood. Had another soft egg today! Thanks for your reply.

 

[dawg53]

You can buy calcium tablets at a pharmacy...crush several tablets into powder and sprinkle it on their feed. Do it for several days to see if it helps, if not, continue using it for several more days.