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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: mesiamanblue on April 11, 2011, 19:57

Title: cracked eggs
Post by: mesiamanblue on April 11, 2011, 19:57

hi one of my sussex light hens is producing eggs which have many hairline cracks on shell contents are fine any advise please

Title: Re: cracked eggs
Post by: 8doubles on April 11, 2011, 20:05

Quote from: mesiamanblue on April 11, 2011, 19:57

hi one of my sussex light hens is producing eggs which have many hairline cracks on shell contents are fine any advise please

Welcome to the forum , a bit more padding in the nestbox may do the trick as hens often stand up when laying and the egg suffers. :)

Title: Re: cracked eggs
Post by: shetan on April 11, 2011, 20:47

i agree and if they keep throwing the lining out - try adding a strip of wood to the edge of the nest box to stop them scratching it out.

makes all the difference.

Title: Re: cracked eggs
Post by: Sassy on April 12, 2011, 08:07

Do they have a supply of oyster shell?

Title: Re: cracked eggs
Post by: joyfull on April 12, 2011, 08:16

besides the extra bedding and the supply of oyster shell that has been mentioned do you have other heavier birds who use the same nest box? I find some of my big older girls can be quite clumsy when they plonk themselves down to lay  :)