[nicekhc]

Hi I have three chickens,had them for two years now,over the last four days I,ve had a couple of egg,s from the same bird (a coucou) with thin shells and the white has been off colour,a bluey/grey and yet the yolk looks o.k.not knowing what this might be I,ve not eaten the egg,s so I don,t know if this has affected the taste. Any ideas/advice please.

                               many thank,s Cyril.

[ANHBUC]

Hello and welcome to the site Cyril.

It sounds like they have laid soft shelled eggs which can be caused by a lack of calcium or calcium absorption.  Young birds and elderly birds often have this problem.  You will need to make sure they are getting a balanced diet so try to stick to layers pellets and cut out any treats.  Giving them green leafy vegetables will help with calcium absorption.  They also need access to grit so they can digest their food and crushed oyster shell will also give them extra calcium.

I believe that worms can also affect the egg shell quality so if you have not wormed them recently it would be best to do so with flubenvet which is licensed for poultry.