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[blank28]

hey there gang,

One of our young Perkin bantams (Cochin) has started laying rubber eggs. They mostly come over night but this afternoon I saw her tucking into one she must have just laid there and then (i was too late to stop her). We got her around easter time at point of lay, from day one she was laying normal hard shelled eggs. We think she may have gone broody cus she had a spell of staying in the nesting box and getting pretty growly.
Otherwise she is fine in herself; eating, foraging and drinking fine. We have oyster shell constantly on offer in their pen. Just getting these rubbery eggs nearly every day. I suppose my questions are if anyone has experienced anything similar? Do they go from laying fine eggs to rubbery eggs then back again? And could it be linked to her little broody spell? She still insists on sleeping in the nesting box.

Thanks for anyone with any input

Steve

 

[Sneebsey]

Younger birds can often start out with funky eggs, but it's unusual for it to be so consistent, and to go from laying healthy eggs to soft ones so young. It may be that her broody stint has caused a little vitamin D deprivation, and she just needs a little sun in order to get back to laying properly again.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Add more calcium to the diet.

 

[blank28]

Thanks for the replies guys. I’ll supplement their feed with some calcium-rich foods and see how she goes