Strange egg's any idea's ?

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Little jack

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Strange egg's any idea's ?
« on: July 23, 2010, 11:48 »
 :unsure: Hi all, can any one help?One of my girl's have been laying very odd egg's.Firstly they are always soft shelled and have been this way for some time say a good couple of month's.There is plenty of oyster egg mixed in with the pellets and all the girls are wormed and dusted with mite powder regularly.But now she is doing very small egg's the size of a 50p piece that is all yolk inside and with what look's like i can only discribe as a small plasenter on the out side.Any idea's
Thanks Jackie. :wub:

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scabs

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Re: Strange egg's any idea's ?
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2010, 12:14 »
Maybe add your own crushed and sterilised egg shell to the oyster grit? Just to get plenty of calcium in there...

Someone more experienced will be along shortly, I'm sure.  :)

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Re: Strange egg's any idea's ?
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2010, 12:16 »
Is it an older bird? could be coming to the end of her egg laying?
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Re: Strange egg's any idea's ?
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2010, 13:27 »
There are lots of reasons why a hen could lay odd shaped and soft eggs, one of which could be her age. Other possible causes are stress or a challenge to the normal lifestyle. Birds that are overweight can also lay odd shaped eggs, as do those suffering from Infectious Bronchitis (but symptoms would be obvious if the latter were the case).
Oviduct problems could be an underlying reason for continuing soft shelled eggs - which again may be related to her age if she is coming off the lay.
I'm no expert, but this is just stuff I've picked up over the years

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Re: Strange egg's any idea's ?
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2010, 19:36 »
Hi, thanks for your answer's, yes i think she may be coming to the end of her egg laying that was my first thought.I don't know how old she is as she came as one of a pair from a neighbour to add to my newbies when i first went into chicken owning. ::)
regards Jackie.


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