Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

[queenchick16]

I have an actual chicken-related question for you all - shocker -

One of my hens, I suspect the White Rock, has been laying thin to no-shell eggs on and off and it's gotten worse lately. Sometimes they are out underneath the roosting perch, like she laid it while sleeping. Those have no shell at all, just membranes. I've been mixing in shells with cooked scrambled eggs to feed back to them along with some oyster shell pieces. I also keep oyster shells mixed in with the grit bucket in the coop. I am giving them layer crumble feed, they don't free-range all day and lately I've been keeping them locked up even more since the fox sighting on Thursday. This morning a hawk flew into the new exercise pen we built, as in, it flew into the wire mesh siding - duhhhhh - so I'm definitely not letting them out.

Is there anything else to do? I bought some liquid mineral supplement for pet birds that are laying but it said for pets only, i.e., is it safe to give to chickens? You add it to the water.

Is it a dietary deficiency or something else? The other two seem to be laying ok eggs. I should add that J. Lo's eggs have always been a bit wonky. Their shape is "unique", sometimes there is a calcified deposit at the end of the shell that's bumpy, sometimes they are wrinkly looking, sometimes they are streaky or spotted or faded in color from one end to the other. She's the diva I guess!

Did you give them the second dose of wormer?? If so when. That might have something to do with .Just throwing it out there.. Most if not all reputable food is balanced so I wouldn't add liquid supplement might cause diarrhea ? Just my thoughts on the matter.

 

[queenchick16]

QUEEN CHICK16 THANKS FOR THE OFFER. WHEN WILL YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CAR & WHAT TIME DID YOU PLAN YOU LEAVING? IS THERE ROOM FOR A BOX IF I BUY A BIRD? I AM IN COMMACK

My husband says I can have the car so now we have to figure out the where and when.I live in East Islip and would like to leave before traffic picks up.

 

[Toxic Chicken]

OMG
The temp gage on the new incubator was way off by 5 degrees !!!

Put my remote from brinsea in there to
double check.

NOT GOOD. I think I cooked my eggs.
The cream legbar, Appen spitz, and Java. We're all in there overnight
Oh my gosh. I'm SO upset.
There goes $100 of eggs.

$&@**! !@&!**!




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[stoopid]

Get a third thermometer in there to check....and a fourth.
I killed a VERY expensive batch of eggs, too.
hugs

 

[stoopid]

Is 5-7 on the marans scale good ?
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Yes. They say...It ain't a Marans unless it's at least a 4.

 

[Toxic Chicken]

I am SO PO'ed at myself right now !
I knew better. Aghrumph!!!

So. Who likes their eggs soft boiled ?

 

[Toxic Chicken]

Yes. They say...It ain't a Marans unless it's at least a 4.

Oh ok. I was looking at some gold cukoo marans eggs
But I'm to mad at myself to get them now.

 

[Toxic Chicken]

Yeah I have 3 in it now. My remote one and the 3rd both
say the same thing. It's 99.5 NOW
was 105 for 12 hrs. I guess
They are dead arnt they?!
Omg
Omg
I ment to check last night with my trusted
Thermometer but I was tired and went to bed

Well at least the orps and Ameraucana are ok.

I'm gonna go cry now.

 

[stoopid]

12 hours may not have been long enough to cook....
Give them a few days, and candle them.

 

[Toxic Chicken]

Someone on the mothers day hatch said they once
Had a temp spike to 108 for an extended time and drop
too 94 and they still had eggs hatch. I doubt I'll be so lucky
But maybe one or two will make it. I'll keep the eggs in
and see what happens.

I think I'm hearing things.
Chicks are outside and I hear chirping.
Lol.

I hope it's not ghost chicks haunting me.