Young chick lays shelless egg

[Chickroo]

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My chicks are 15 weeks old, (5 hens and 1 roo). They are still getting starter feed. Yesterday we found 1 shelless egg in the roosting box and another outside. These are their FIRST eggs ever. I am thinking we need to switch them to layer pellets immediately. But is this normal to start laying so early and have the first be shelless?

 

[moomoodiddy]

its perfectly normal and i think u should wean onto laying mash

 

[Chickroo]

Ok, sounds good. I was thinking of mixing their starter feed with the layer feed for a couple of weeks until I transition to all layer feed.

Thanks!

 

[buttonhead]

I have mine on grower with free choice oyster shells. That way the ones that are laying already can get the calcium they need. I've heard that too much calcium can hurt your non-laying birds.