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poor quality eggs
« on: February 05, 2012, 16:22 »
I 'm wondering if any other member has had a chuck with the same problem as our Treacle(copper star)
She is 2years old or so and lays every day,she is a robust little chook although she is looking a bit tatty due to what i think is a partial moult? her eggs are huge(86g up to 95g)on a regular basis,just lately she has been producing softer,thinner shelled eggs which have a poor quality very watery white that disintegrates when poaching.
Non of the other hens have produced anything like these eggs.
They have all been wormed with flubenvet and deloused with frontline last month
Any ideas please  :)

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Re: poor quality eggs
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2012, 18:11 »
do you offer the mixed grit on a regular basis???

Also do they have regular access to greens and nutrition???
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Re: poor quality eggs
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2012, 18:33 »
hi
we have the same problem.we got yesterday and today soft egg
i believe its because of they dont have enough calcium.

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Re: poor quality eggs
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2012, 18:52 »
grit is for grinding their feed, so you need to offer crushed oyster shell for calcium. You can also offer washed, baked and crushed egg shells as added calcium. Please also make sure they have some dark greens to help absorb the calcium.
Staffies are softer than you think.

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Re: poor quality eggs
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2012, 11:54 »
Thanks for the replies,I think they are getting a good intake of dark greens on a regular basis(almost daily) and their mixed corn + seed has added oystershell.
They also freerange a few times a week.

I found them eating a soft shelled egg this morning so now I have two problems to sort out ???

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Re: poor quality eggs
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2012, 12:06 »
they will eat a soft egg, it is perfectly natural for them to hide the evidence whilst at the same time getting extra protein.
Do you not feed them on layers pellets?

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Re: poor quality eggs
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2012, 12:21 »
Hi,yes forgot to mention they are also fed layers pellets and  have tonic in their water
The hen in question laying the softshells has been looking a bit tatty  and I don't know if its of any significance but she also has had a dirty bum for a week or so too. She seems to be her usual chatty self otherwise.

I will try adding extra limestone powder or some crushed eggshells

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Re: poor quality eggs
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2012, 12:26 »
I would cut down on the greens, especially if they are free ranging as well.  Have had to do this with my hens as one tends to lay softies when she doesn't eat enough layers pellets due to eating too many greens.
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Re: poor quality eggs
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2012, 13:27 »
I had a chicken that laid jelly eggs alot, never got to the bottom of what it was. The other girls were fine and laid really hard shells and they were fed the same food. ??? I think she had really sharp eyes and was a fussy eater so she used to pick out her favourite bits (sunflower seeds)  Maybe she ate so many sunflower seeds that she didnt get enough grit or greens...?

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Re: poor quality eggs
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2012, 15:17 »
I had a chicken that laid jelly eggs alot, never got to the bottom of what it was. The other girls were fine and laid really hard shells and they were fed the same food. ??? I think she had really sharp eyes and was a fussy eater so she used to pick out her favourite bits (sunflower seeds)  Maybe she ate so many sunflower seeds that she didnt get enough grit or greens...?

The one of mine that lays them is the greediest of the bunch so you are probably right.

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Re: poor quality eggs
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2012, 08:20 »
If she has been laying well for her two years, as a hybrid, she may be coming to the ernd of her egg laying career hence the soft eggs. It is worth trying the limestone flour etc. If you are going to use crushed egg shells do bake them in the oven to ensure they are clean first.  :)
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