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Egg advice please...

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Morning all,

 

Just a quick query - apologies if it's been covered before!

 

Squeak and Noodles (gingernut rangers) arrived last August and have been laying since Oct/Nov - we've had 2 eggs practically every day since :D . Noodles is much slighter and nervier than Squeak who is a proper fat Beatrix Potter chick!

 

Over the last week, Noodles has laid 2 soft shelled eggs and that's it! Squeak's laying fine as usual. They both have the same diet...pellets & grit available all day and treats/free ranging in the afternoon/eve. Noodles seems to be eating and drinking as normal but just not laying.

 

Is there anything I could do to encourage her to start laying again?

 

Thank you!

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I have only once had a chicken lay a "softie" and never since I started grinding up the shells of any eggs and feeding that back to them. I just mix it in with their feed/porridge etc. It's definitely that they need the calcium and one of them at least isn't getting enough from your feed.

 

Good luck :)

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She doesn't seem to be moulting...well there don't seem to be feathers in the litter tray or the run...although it's so cold (in April!!) that maybe she's holding onto her feathers?

 

It's weird 'cos Squeak's eggs have pretty tough shells on them - maybe she's selectively eating all the grit!

 

thanks for the tip though...

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