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WoodyK

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« on: August 06, 2008, 11:58 »
Hello again

Am i doing something wrong? I'm new to this and have only had my 3 girls for as week and a half. Sophie is the biggest and has a pretty good set of feathers. Delia is the middle sized one, a bit scruffy and Nigella is the smallest and is pretty shabby although nowhere near as bad as some of the photos i have seen on here.



Sophie has laid 2 large eggs and Delia has laid 2 medium sized eggs. They even take themselves back inside to the nest boxes to lay which i didn't exppect after what i had read.

However, Nigella, and i assume it's her although i've not actually seen it happening, has only produced soft eggs like deflated balloons.

I'm not worried about egg production but i am concerned that i should be doing something to make her better.

I am going to get some grit and oyster shell today. Should i be doing anything else?

Sorry for dumb questions but i want to get this right.

Thanks again

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compostqueen

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« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2008, 12:01 »
Ostrea oyster grit is recommended on here but til you get some they recommend natural yogurt or limestone powder I think

There is a thread here in the hen house so have a quick scroll round  :D

My girl is going through this at the moment so I 'm off to get her some of the Ostrea. A kind chap on this forum has been and done a reccy for me  :D

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« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2008, 12:02 »
When you think what life they've led so far, and how different it is for them now, I'm amazed they lay at all.
Soft eggs can be produced for a variety of reasons, most likely resolved by the oyster shell or may just be while she adjusts to her new surroundings.

Well done. :)

Rob 8)

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« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2008, 12:23 »
Thanks for the advice

I'm surprised to get eggs from what i read but like i said, my main concern is that she is healthy.

I do wonder what must go through their minds, wandering around the garden after spending all their lives in a cage.

They're great time wasters though, i seem to spend ages just watching them strutting around stretching their wings  :D

W

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« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2008, 12:31 »
You could try adding some limestone flour to her feed as advised here somewhere:?

It will help replace the calcium lost in her bones as she will have been doing nothing but lay an all the calcuim will have been going to the eggs :)

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=20429&highlight=limestone+flour

Hope that helps :)

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« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2008, 15:15 »
Yes they are a great waste of time aren't they  :D   We never used to sit down our garden but we do now  :D

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« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2008, 15:31 »
They've not seen sun before so a drop of sunshine vitamin (vitamin D) in the form of a drop of cod liver oil on a piece of bread once a week for a little while will help them to absorb the calcium that they are needing.

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« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2008, 15:45 »
Just got back from Countrywide Stores with some limestone flour and oystershell grit.

I'll try the cod liver oil too.

Thanks for all the advice, I really appreciate it.

W

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« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2008, 15:47 »
Add about a tablespoon full of limestone flour to about a kilo of pellets and mix them up.  the limestone will coat them :D

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« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2008, 16:00 »
Thanks Aunty

My girls are on mash but i assume ratios are the same

W

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« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2008, 16:15 »
Do you feed the mash wet or dry ?

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« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2008, 16:34 »
dry



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