Weird, soft, puffy, egg - Need help with diagnosis

[jfnahabedian]

I'm going to say new layer hiccup, except I have not seen the membrane look like that or mostly filled with yolk. What are you feeding and do you supplement oyster shells on the side?

Thank you. We supplement with these on occasion: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WW6R3RD/?tag=backy-20
And also provide this grit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0793JTSNK/?tag=backy-20
I do not use oyster shells at the moment but I am definitely considering it now. Thanks!

 

[Kiki]

Thank you. We do sometimes give them these but not recently: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WW6R3RD/?tag=backy-20
I will stop the treats for now to eliminate this as a variable.

What a lot of people don't realize is that mealworms are really high in fat.
Fat chickens suffer.
Being over weight caused so many problems.

 

[jfnahabedian]

What a lot of people don't realize is that mealworms are really high in fat.
Fat chickens suffer.
Being over weight caused so many problems.
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Thank you. I really don't think she is overweight but I didn't realize how fatty these were. We only give them sparingly and I haven't given them in the last week but I will cut back for sure.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Agree on the oyster shell and limiting of the treats and that should set her back straight...

 

[jfnahabedian]

Agree on the oyster shell and limiting of the treats and that should set her back straight...

Thanks! Will do.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Thank you. We supplement with these on occasion: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WW6R3RD/?tag=backy-20
And also provide this grit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0793JTSNK/?tag=backy-20
I do not use oyster shells at the moment but I am definitely considering it now. Thanks!

For sure on the oyster shells, if they are outdoors and old enough to lay they should not need grit anymore. How many are laying, are they all about the same age?

 

[ValerieJ]

Just for the record, my girls are in a semi free range situation in my small orchard. I have looked closely at the dirt out there and I'm not convinced there are any small pebbles or rocks at all, so I provide grit.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Just for the record, my girls are in a semi free range situation in my small orchard. I have looked closely at the dirt out there and I'm not convinced there are any small pebbles or rocks at all, so I provide grit.

Good point.