What’s happening to her eggs

[Nolagurl1956]

As you can see the shell is not hard. I’ve read it is due to a lack of calcium. She won’t eat crushed oyster shell even if it is disguised in cheese.

Please advise. Thanks

 

[AquaDuck]

How long has she laid eggs like that? One or a few aren't a big deal but if it's been weeks, there's definitely something wrong.

 

[ChickNanny13]

What are you feeding her?
How old is she?
How long as she been laying?

Leave the Oyster Shells in a separate dish, she'll eat it as she needs. You could also try crushing up some Tums, Calcium Citrate w/D3, Calcium Carbonate w/D3 & feed in plain yogurt.

If she's a new layer, her systems working it's self out & I'd just keep an eye on her. If this is the norm, then she maybe have reproductive issues.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

How long has she laid eggs like that? One or a few aren't a big deal but if it's been weeks, there's definitely something wrong.

It’s been a couple of weeks but not consistently. She will lay a normal egg then this.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

What are you feeding her?
How old is she?
How long as she been laying?

Leave the Oyster Shells in a separate dish, she'll eat it as she needs. You could also try crushing up some Tums, Calcium Citrate w/D3, Calcium Carbonate w/D3 & feed in plain yogurt.

If she's a new layer, her systems working it's self out & I'd just keep an eye on her. If this is the norm, then she maybe have reproductive issues.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

She is 14-16 months old.

They eat bulk pellets, Im pretty sure it is Layena and get all sorts of kitchen scraps, mostly fruit and veggie peels - bananas, tomatoes, apples, etc. No meat. Egg shells.

She has been laying maybe 10 months. (I wish I had paid more attention to how long...). This started about a month ago but it is not consistent.

I have oyster shells in a bowl but I’ve never seen them eat it.
Thanks

 

[GC-Raptor]

Im pretty sure it is Layena and get all sorts of kitchen scraps, mostly fruit and veggie peels - bananas, tomatoes, apples, etc. No meat. Egg shells.

Cut out all the scraps and fruits for 10 days.
If eggs improve, you've overdone the treats. If not, something else is wrong. GC

 

[Nolagurl1956]

Cut out all the scraps and fruits for 10 days.
If eggs improve, you've overdone the treats. If not, something else is wrong. GC

Thank you. Should I also try calcium mixed with yogurt?

 

[GC-Raptor]

Thank you. Should I also try calcium mixed with yogurt?

You could try. I've never fed my Chickens yogurt. I offer Oyster Shells separately for the Calcium. GC

 

[ChickNanny13]

2x GC-Raptor - Cut out all treats, keep Oyster Shells in a separate dish. I rarely saw my girls eat but had to refill so they must have been eating. I feed Flock Raiser, stopped feeding layer years ago. There was a thread about upping the protein which made sense.