- Nov 21, 2012
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Hey everybody!
Okay, so I've been a little concerned about our little buff orp, who's only about 1 1/2 yrs old, usually lays like a champ... Found an "shell-less" egg in the nesting box,pretty sure it was hers a week and half ago, then no eggs from her for almost a week... Then then I got a normal one, skipped a day, another normal egg, skipped a day, then I checked the nesting box @ 12:30 today, nothing... I come home (@ 7:30pm) to what appears to be a broken egg in the nesting box, with a shell to the side that's all rolled up and dried....pretty sure nobody pecked it, as the egg contents still seem to be in the nesting box.... We offer oyster shells free choice and pretty good quality layer food....is there any possibility there is a reason why my hen wouldn't be absorbing CA? Does she need to go to the vet?
Okay, so I've been a little concerned about our little buff orp, who's only about 1 1/2 yrs old, usually lays like a champ... Found an "shell-less" egg in the nesting box,pretty sure it was hers a week and half ago, then no eggs from her for almost a week... Then then I got a normal one, skipped a day, another normal egg, skipped a day, then I checked the nesting box @ 12:30 today, nothing... I come home (@ 7:30pm) to what appears to be a broken egg in the nesting box, with a shell to the side that's all rolled up and dried....pretty sure nobody pecked it, as the egg contents still seem to be in the nesting box.... We offer oyster shells free choice and pretty good quality layer food....is there any possibility there is a reason why my hen wouldn't be absorbing CA? Does she need to go to the vet?
