Thin shell eggs!!

[irf1983]

One of my marans is laying very thin shelled eggs. Sometimes they are just fragile, other times it's like there is no shell at all and its just a gelatinous blob with a thin membrane. As far as I know she has always laid this way. The three other i raised with her from chicks are laying fine. There is plenty of oyster shell available. Any ideas why she is laying this way? Thanks!

 

[Jesseschickens]

Are you feeding layer pellets or crumbles? Try giving yogurt with oat meal in it but not to much or she will get a messy but

 

[patman75]

Do they access to grit? Grit helps grind up the oystershells.

It could also be a water issue. Water high in heavy metals or other pollutants can interfer with calcium obsorbation and egg laying.

 

[irf1983]

I feed crumbles. They free range and get all kinds of grit and stone. the color of the shell is often mottled too, don;t know if that makes any difference. thanks!