soft shelled egss

[sparky134]

Today I had 3 hens lay soft shelled eggs on the poop shelves. Some are molting and I had a fecal test done and came back negative. They have slowly reduced laying. 10 hens went from 9 to 6 to 2 eggs a day. I was feeding just straight layena but after doing some reading I switched to just flockraiser for the protien and I was getting only one soft shelled egg so yesturday went back to the layena and here I get 3 soft shelled eggs. I hope its just the molt that is putting them under stress they did have lice over the winter which I dusted numerous times for and still check, I don't see any lice just eggs still on the feather shafts I'm assuming those are dead eggs and won't go away until the feather is replaced with a new one?? Is this correct?? Any sugggestions on the soft egg problem??

 

[Backyard_Chicken_rancher]

The Molting is more then likely what your problem is with the slowing of the egg production they will not lay at all during this time and you need to give them Oyster shell free choice this will cure the soft shell problem because they are not getting enouch calicum in thier diet so with this after the molting stage is over when they start to lay again cause it could be weeks to months depending on breed temps and other things (from what I have read.) this should solve your problem when they lay again.


Good luck