I have a hen who has consistently laid soft shelled eggs during these past few months I've owned her. I'm not breeding currently because of the cold weather here but come warmer weather in spring, is there any tips on what I could do?
I've been giving their breeding enclosure extra red grit and now that they're in general population they're still getting a steady supply, I have it set out with food.
She's not an extremely important part of my breeding projects but I am quite fond of her markings, size, and gentle personality. I can always find another blue bar or blue checker hen to go with my almond cockbird, but I'd prefer to keep her especially now that they've been paired for a while.
Do I just need to wait for the grit to do it's job and hope by spring she'll lay a good egg? Or am I missing something else that she needs?
I've been giving their breeding enclosure extra red grit and now that they're in general population they're still getting a steady supply, I have it set out with food.
She's not an extremely important part of my breeding projects but I am quite fond of her markings, size, and gentle personality. I can always find another blue bar or blue checker hen to go with my almond cockbird, but I'd prefer to keep her especially now that they've been paired for a while.
Do I just need to wait for the grit to do it's job and hope by spring she'll lay a good egg? Or am I missing something else that she needs?