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k4t1e195

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soft eggs
« on: June 30, 2010, 18:08 »
when should my hens stop laying soft eggs?
1 dog -Chloe 1 cat - Oscar 2 hamsters - Flo and Tinkerbell 3 ferrets - Charlie, chip and rupert 3 light sussex - Madge, Henrietta and lucy-lou 2 black rocks - Peggy and Betty 1 puppy on the way i'm not mad i'm in love. :)

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Re: soft eggs
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2010, 18:10 »
How long have they been laying for?
Do they have access to oyster shell?
All lives are precious.

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Re: soft eggs
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2010, 18:13 »
got first egg 1 1/2 weeks ago had between 1-3 a day some hard some soft. The hard ones have really gud shells. Yesterday i had 2 hard 3 soft. Ive got 5 girls. Have grit and oyster shell available all the time.

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Re: soft eggs
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2010, 18:21 »
Soft shelled eggs are very common in new layers, it takes time for the mechanics of laying an egg to run smoothly & this means that sometimes hiccups in the system do happen which leads to soft shelled eggs, yolkless eggs, double yolkers etc.

Give them time, their systems will soon settle down & they'll be laying you an ample supply of perfect eggs soon enough  :).

Just make sure they always have access to oyster shell, in case they have calcium deficiancy  :).

I'm sure it's nothing to worry about because they have only just started laying  ;).
« Last Edit: June 30, 2010, 18:23 by Pretty Chick »

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Re: soft eggs
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2010, 20:18 »
thanks. The reassurance is nice. X

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« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2010, 20:33 »
thanks. The reassurance is nice. X

You're welcome  :)


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