[leggygirls]

Help.  Am new to hen keeping, therefore every anomaly throws me into thinking,  "it's my fault"!!!  So, is it my fault that we've had a few soft shell eggs laid?

[joyfull]

how old are your girls?
what are you feeding them on?
do they have access to oyster shell at all times?

[marianwhittock]

mine have only just started laying and I have only had 1 shelled egg out of 5 laid so far.  are they young?

[leggygirls]

Re soft shells:  took delivery of our 6 hens 28th January when they were approx. 18 weeks old.  They are feeding on layers pellets with added grit and oyster shell, an afternoon treat of corn & maize, plus plenty of greens and the occasional sultana treat.  (Oh yes, and yesterday they demolished a pomegranate!!)  Is that enough to go on?