- Jan 2, 2011
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Hello fellow chickeners
My hen Milly is about 1 year old now. She's the lowest hen on the pecking order, but none of them bother her when she's on the nest.
Once she started, she laid normal eggs for about the first 4 months (Nov-March, I provided supplemental light), but for the past 3 months she's been laying nothing but soft or thin shelled eggs.
I provide oyster shell free choice. And ground up eggshells free choice. For the past 2 months I've also been giving her a calcium supplement (400mg, with fish oil & vitamins A, D & E) most days.
They all eat 16% layer feed, and get greens from the garden, along with sharing a cup of sprouted oats most days. Oh and I scatter a tuna can full of BOSS for them to hunt and peck for.
I'm getting a bit tired of her eggs being wasted by getting crushed, and having to wash the goop and straw from all the other eggs.
Can anyone think of anything else I can try?
Thanks in advance,
Jen
My hen Milly is about 1 year old now. She's the lowest hen on the pecking order, but none of them bother her when she's on the nest.
Once she started, she laid normal eggs for about the first 4 months (Nov-March, I provided supplemental light), but for the past 3 months she's been laying nothing but soft or thin shelled eggs.
I provide oyster shell free choice. And ground up eggshells free choice. For the past 2 months I've also been giving her a calcium supplement (400mg, with fish oil & vitamins A, D & E) most days.
They all eat 16% layer feed, and get greens from the garden, along with sharing a cup of sprouted oats most days. Oh and I scatter a tuna can full of BOSS for them to hunt and peck for.
I'm getting a bit tired of her eggs being wasted by getting crushed, and having to wash the goop and straw from all the other eggs.
Can anyone think of anything else I can try?
Thanks in advance,
