Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: karlooben on November 21, 2008, 20:42
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i have noticed that 3 times this week i have had a few eggs that have basically not had a shell an there has been yukky egg an very very soft egg shell laying around , is it poss that one bird only is laying these eggs i could not say what bird it is and what is the best way to deal with it .
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Have they got grit & oyster shell down all the time Looby?
They are ex-bats :?
Sarah :)
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they dont have it down all the time ,i give it to them about 3 times a week mixed in with thier feed .
am hoping to be able to get out there tomorw and sort this kinda thing out as i have been so busy laterly and i have managed to find old dog feed bowls which will come in handy for this sort of thing .
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I was having this problem last week. What I did was no corn at all and just fed layer pellets all week, I also put a separate bowl out with crushed up baked shells and oyster grit in 2 sizes!
So far so good. I think one of them just liked the corn better and wasn't eating enough of everything else, maybe?
good luck
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could be but i dont remember giving them much corn over the past week or so but who knows what each bird eats the most of any of the food unles your able to stand there an watch them.
they have all just had colds recently an some do still sound a bit yukky maybe that could not be helping .
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Are they recovering ok from the colds ?
It may a better idea to give them the oyster grit all the time separately so they can help themselves. Some people put it in a flowerpot.
I know Aunt Sally often recommends limestone flour.
Rob 8)
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yes they are rob . al are pretty much happy an eating well every so often a few go down and a bit miseralbe but they soon pick but the weather we are meant to be getting this weekend is worrying me a bit i hope it dont set of any more colds.
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I came on to ask about this very same problem. My chooks have grit all the time but I have been feeding about one ounce of corn and oats each day. I don't know which hen it is but eggs are laid with no shell and just a listtle rubbery shell coloured thing on top
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Hi lindsays.
Welcome in.
Are you giving them grit on its own or with oyster shell in ?
Do they have layers pellets/mash all the time too ?
Rob 8)
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hi lindsay
welcome to the site , mine have stopped laying dodgy eggs an so far all eggs have been perfect since the no shell ones i wish knew what bird was doing this but doubt i will never know.
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We had a softy yesterday and a partially thin-shelled one today. Again, no idea which one laid it but it happens.
If it happens a lot then it could be something amiss. Every now and then seems to be the norm.
Can be caused by heat stress, sudden noise, surprises, bullying, worrying about where the next worm is coming from, the price of peas in tescos, etc.
Rob 8)
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Can be caused by heat stress, sudden noise, surprises, bullying, worrying about where the next worm is coming from, the price of peas in tescos, etc.
:lol: :lol: rob
i thought it mite of been the worry of the price of chicken going up hehehehehehe :lol: i just had to put that .
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They're probably striking over the plight of battery hens still in captivity. :wink:
Do the planes bother them there ? Or are you not on the flight path ?
Rob 8)
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the flight path is about 3/4 mile away , in really bad weather they can fly down very low over our houses an that can be scary for us but nah they dont bother about them at all.
i ues to keep the horses next to one of the main flight path an man that was hell when concorde used to go over even the horses shock :lol:
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I grew up in Hanworth, and we used to get them taking off over the house when the wind was blowing the right way.
But me and my brother were both plane spotters, so we didn't object ! :D
All we get here are fighters practising dogfights.
Rob 8)
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i used to clean the aircrafts and never again thats a hard job to do , but the goodies we used to find were worth it :lol: .
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:lol:
My bruv used to mend them but not at Heathrow.
He used to find stuff too.
We used to catch the 285 bus and loved stopping at the maintenance hangar to let a plane cross. Happy days. :)
Rob 8)
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lol i could not imagine u as a plane spotter .
sounds like u should of been a pilot :D
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We were there every weekend in the summer. In the days when you could get a lot closer than now.
I think you need brains to be a pilot. And decent eyesight. I'm short on both :lol:
If ever I take a pilgramage back home, I'll drop by for a cuppa. haven't been back for about 6 years.
Rob 8)
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you will be more then welcome to pop in for a cuppa . :) mite even make u a egg sandwich :lol: :lol: free range of course
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Mmmmm. Eggs (http://img2.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/happy/happy0166.gif) (http://www.mysmiley.net/free-msn-smileys.php)
Rob 8)
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what was the topic of this post again :? i forgot :lol: actually i have to admit i do the most wicked egg an chips good old english food
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I don't care where it comes from as long as it tastes good and there's plenty of it :D
We had leek and potato with carrots and cheese added and homemade bread. I was stuffed. I am spoiled. :)
Rob 8)
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i love home made bread especailly the crust its so much more crispier ,i could not make that to save my life an mum always moans she dont get the time maybe i could twist her arm
:) or get her to make quiches they are eaten hot right out the oven and never last tell the next day . thats the only way i can eat my own eggs :?
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Fortunately my OH loves cooking and I eat pretty much anything. We've just started pickling some of our eggs.
My mum makes a wicked steak and kidney pie. ABout the only thing she can do better than my OH. It's ok, I told her and she doesn't mind :wink:
Rob 8)
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lmao i have finally just worked out what OH is , the other half . :lol: :lol: i am allowed to not know what that means as i dont have one. how stupid am i
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AAhhh. You've got your chickens for company :D
At least you get eggs from them.
Rob
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lol that true ,i also have my horses , dogs and a part time cat :lol: she was mine but i gave her to friends to lok after as she decided to move into the greenhouse after the pup scared her out the house but its got to cold for her and now shes snugged up warm in a good home .i stil see her everyday an look after her while the ppl are away.i aint got time for a OH .
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welcome to the site , mine have stopped laying dodgy eggs an so far all eggs have been perfect since the no shell ones i wish knew what bird was doing this but doubt i will never know.
You could build a trap nest box and you would soon find out :D
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thats not a bad idea :)