Turkey laying too many eggs!

[thebirdgirl]

My turkey hen is 6 months old and started laying eggs about 3 weeks ago. The problem is for the last week, she is laying 2 or 3 eggs a day! Sometimes one of them is hard-shelled but most of the time they are soft and break under her after she lays them. She is acting OK and seems healthy but I worry that this isn't good for her. I don't want her to get impacted or malnourished. Any ideas?

 

[98 gt]

give her calcium!!! send extra eggs my way

if fertilized that is...

 

[cluckychick]

If slowing her egg production is what your wanting to do then your gonna have to put her somewhere in the dark.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

sounds like she is popping them out faster than they can FULLY develope. Thus the soft shells.
Young bird!!! Is all.
I wouldnt be overly worried. She will straighten out with time .
If she doesnt start to lay hard shells , then suplement her some calcium(oyster shell)
My hens tend to do this on their first year, and the first week or so of a new laying season.
As for the multiple eggs per day! Dont knock that. If they'll harden up, sounds like you have a gold mine in her LOL
Good luck,
Aubrey

 

[ivan3]

Our Royal hen did this at 7 months (one huge one small same day) only a couple soft shelled. She did this in Dec/early Jan. then went fallow until May when she got serious.