My hen is 18 months old and has been an egg every day since she started laying. More recently, maybe last 2 months or less, her egg shells have been very thin and are usually cracked and more often just broken. Beginning this spring, I noticed she was losing feathers. Not sure if it's henpecking or possibly a molt? I don't know. I do know she is on the bottom end of the pecking order. Her eggs have also had a very dark, like bloody spot on one end, consistently, when intact. Don't know what that means either. She still lays pretty much every day. She has free choice calcium and eats the layer feed. I also tried calcium supplements but didn't see any changes in her eggs. The egg in the picture is one I collected just this morning.
I don't know what I can do for her. Can anyone help?
P.S. all but two of my other hens also have feather loss around their neck, especially my lavender orpington. I'm thinking possibly stress or maybe the heat or stress from the heat fluctuation?
I don't know what I can do for her. Can anyone help?
P.S. all but two of my other hens also have feather loss around their neck, especially my lavender orpington. I'm thinking possibly stress or maybe the heat or stress from the heat fluctuation?