Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now

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stanlmic

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Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now
« on: May 27, 2010, 21:50 »
One of my hybrid girls who has previously been a good layer has started laying soft shelled eggs, so soft that the egg does not hold its shape and collapses. Shes about 13 months old and there is always grit available, they have access to roam on grass and regulary get "treats". I've started added a mineral supplement to the feed that has a47% calcium  content but were still getting soft ones  :(
Any one got any ideas ?

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Mrs Mant

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Re: Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2010, 22:11 »
Sorry can't be of any help - but exactly the same thing is happening wih 1 of mine!!  Access to fresh water, grit, oyster shell and layers pellets.  Mine are free to roam also - and still we get soft eggs!

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Re: Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2010, 22:46 »
grit is not the same as calcium - for this they need either washed, baked and crushed egg shells or oyster shell. To absorb the calcium they need a source of Vit D so I would suggest hanging up a cabbage for them in their run. If after trying this then see if giving her a tiny pinch of limestone flour onto something like a half a grape for about a week sorts her out.
The grit is to help them digest their feed as they have no teeth.
Staffies are softer than you think.

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stanlmic

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Re: Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2010, 07:12 »
Ok,  thanks will try that and see how she goes. The grit does have shell mixed in with it as well but she doesn't seem that interested in it.

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Re: Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2010, 09:03 »
i was getting same thing. cut everything out (treats) then introduced one thing at a time. came to the conclusion it was the garlic. cut that out and been ok since.

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dizzylizzie

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Re: Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2010, 11:01 »
Mine have garlic in their water and they are fine :)

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Re: Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2010, 11:12 »
Adding a little cod liver oil to their feed once a week will really help calcium absorption.

Battles Poultry Drink contains phosphorus which is also essential for calcium uptake.

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Livinhope

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Re: Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2010, 11:55 »
How long does the egg shell need to be baked for and how much would you give three chicken per feed/daily?

Sorry, but I have the same problem and want to try this.

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Re: Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2010, 13:20 »
Adding a little cod liver oil to their feed once a week will really help calcium absorption.

Battles Poultry Drink contains phosphorus which is also essential for calcium uptake.

great tip aunt sally thankyou, i have loads of cod liver oil in the house for our dog, so will try this myself.   nickyx
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Re: Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2010, 14:37 »
I had the same problem and although mixed with grit the girls didn't touch the oyster shell so now I sprinkle it on top of their layers pellets.That way they have it without realising and it seems to have sorted out problem.

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Re: Soft Shelled eggs - several weeks now
« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2010, 19:04 »
crushed eggs mixed into the food with a bit of Cod Liver oil seems to of stopped the soft shell problem as no evidence since, although........it now loooks like the hen who was laying the soft shelled has stopped laying  :wacko: oh well !!!


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