chicken laying egg without a shellchicken laying egg without a shellOne of my chickens has started to lay eggs without a shell. Not all the time but every so often
Any ideas what i can do?
Re: chicken laying egg without a shellFirst how old is said hen?
The Pink Ladies..Audrey,Ingrid-Bergman,Madeleline,Norma-Jean,Dora,Janice,Jo,Robyn,Chrissy and Joyce
The Peds…Mork,Mindy,Bell,Saphire & Vorky ,Blueped,Ginger,Ninger &Linky Sunny Clucker was ere July 12-21 2012 Sunny Clucker was ere July 6 2016 to Sept 9th 2017 Sunny Clucker is here , rehomed Aug 18th 2018/ Re: chicken laying egg without a shellOnly about 2 years
Re: chicken laying egg without a shellIs she in good health generally? Any breathing had with her mouth closed ie not panting in the heat. How does she feel around underneath, hard or squishy?
The Pink Ladies..Audrey,Ingrid-Bergman,Madeleline,Norma-Jean,Dora,Janice,Jo,Robyn,Chrissy and Joyce
The Peds…Mork,Mindy,Bell,Saphire & Vorky ,Blueped,Ginger,Ninger &Linky Sunny Clucker was ere July 12-21 2012 Sunny Clucker was ere July 6 2016 to Sept 9th 2017 Sunny Clucker is here , rehomed Aug 18th 2018/ Re: chicken laying egg without a shellI am off to bed now but these eggs are alid either due to lack of calcium which can occur in warm weather or an oviduct problem or viral infection. If she is hard it may be a sign of egg yolk perotinutus (hope not) or squishy maybe a growth or some other problem sorry hard to say without seeing feeling her.
The Pink Ladies..Audrey,Ingrid-Bergman,Madeleline,Norma-Jean,Dora,Janice,Jo,Robyn,Chrissy and Joyce
The Peds…Mork,Mindy,Bell,Saphire & Vorky ,Blueped,Ginger,Ninger &Linky Sunny Clucker was ere July 12-21 2012 Sunny Clucker was ere July 6 2016 to Sept 9th 2017 Sunny Clucker is here , rehomed Aug 18th 2018/
Re: chicken laying egg without a shellEither that, or perhaps she is winding down from laying to get ready for a moult. Hens that are just starting or ending laying can lay shelless eggs. But Sandy makes good points - check over her general health.
Does she have a history of egg problems? What kind of layer is she - regular, haphazard, soft shells etc? Karen
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Re: chicken laying egg without a shellA bit of limestone flour mixed in with their mash may help. Maybe the softies are coming from a few of them and not just the one, I am getting quite a few softies at the moment so if al your girls are well and happy you can relax But I would just give them all a little feel over anyway.
The Pink Ladies..Audrey,Ingrid-Bergman,Madeleline,Norma-Jean,Dora,Janice,Jo,Robyn,Chrissy and Joyce
The Peds…Mork,Mindy,Bell,Saphire & Vorky ,Blueped,Ginger,Ninger &Linky Sunny Clucker was ere July 12-21 2012 Sunny Clucker was ere July 6 2016 to Sept 9th 2017 Sunny Clucker is here , rehomed Aug 18th 2018/
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