Soft shelled eggs

[WyandotteH]

Very common for pullets to do this. I overcame same issue by purchasing a bad of shell grit from local produce/farm store

 

[aart]

So I guess I should change their feed if it's a minimum egg laying formula!?

Not necessarily..... just don't feed any extras.

 

[Maroi]

Often young layers will lay soft shelled eggs - mine have done quite a few. Maybe try hand feeding the eggshells to her; I've noticed mine'll take it more readily at night when they're roosting... I think it's because that's when they're forming the eggshell, so they need more calcium. Hope this helps!

After nearly a month my 18 month old pullet is still laying soft-shelled eggs. I am giving her egg-shell in scrambled egg which she eats everyday, cutting down on scraps -but in vain. The thing is that the other five pullets do not have this problem although they eat the same feed. I guess I will wait and see what happens in another month's time. Something that I did not mention in my earlier posts is that she lays quite large eggs, larger than the others'. Thank you

 

[rosemarythyme]

After nearly a month my 18 month old pullet is still laying soft-shelled eggs. I am giving her egg-shell in scrambled egg which she eats everyday, cutting down on scraps -but in vain.

If the problem isn't resolving despite calcium being increased, it may just be a faulty shell gland in this particular chicken.

 

[Maroi]

If the problem isn't resolving despite calcium being increased, it may just be a faulty shell gland in this particular chicken.

If that is the cause (which I think it is) is there something I can do for her?

 

[rosemarythyme]

If that is the cause (which I think it is) is there something I can do for her?

If that's the case I don't know if there's a fix, it may just be a chronic issue at that point.