4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[debbie26pet]

what can i get im tryin everythin for this hen about 24-26 if i think its her not laid any normal eggs yet only soft, got limestone and poultry spice and that bran stuff in pellets every day, they have a container with grit in run at all times, vinger stuff in water, was wormed last mth with flubevent, i add egg shells to there pellets when we use eggs, then the bits of treats as well, so why in just over a week 3 soft shell eggs 1 in coop which wasnt touched, and 2 on grass that the others all run for and eat. so why?

so now im thinking calcium in water any ideas of any makes were i can get from???????

[Snowy]

It sounds like you are doing everything you can Debbie. If she is still only 24 - 26 weeks her egg laying tackle is still immature and she may just need a bit more time to get into the swing of things. It's very common for a hen just coming into lay to have a run of soft shells. One of mine is prone to them - when she first started laying her first 4 were soft/thin shelled, then at 18 months old she moulted and stopped laying. Again, when she came back into lay we had a run of 6 or 7 that were soft or thin. She lays perfect eggs now!

[debbie26pet]

will it do any harm that when she does them on grass the others eat them? she did one in coop that was left alone, dont want them all turning to egg eating.

[Snowy]

If an egg breaks in the run, there is not alot you can do about them eating it. As long as they don't learn how to break the shells of whole eggs - often they don't seem to realise that they are the same thing, luckily! Obviously, if you can, remove any broken eggs as soon as possible, but I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[debbie26pet]

oh hubby def dont liek them eating it they get the story get of thats mine well was so u not having , they not as far as i know done a egg with hard shell, just these 2 out on my lawn, that were soft, we had last week i think one in run but we think it broke when it hit floor they left the shell ate the egg inside, the one in coop was left alone so that looks good? the ones when she has them soft, dont break until they peck it, looks like a rubber egg, they seem to bounce like a small jelly

[Egluntyne]

oh hubby def dont liek them eating it they get the story get of thats mine well was so u not having , they not as far as i know done a egg with hard shell, just these 2 out on my lawn, that were soft, we had last week i think one in run but we think it broke when it hit floor they left the shell ate the egg inside, the one in coop was left alone so that looks good? the ones when she has them soft, dont break until they peck it, looks like a rubber egg, they seem to bounce like a small jelly

I can't quite work out what you are trying to say debbie.

 

I think your hens are still very young and it is not unusual to have a few blips in the egg laying department until their tackle settles down.

 

I'm afraid it's pretty inevitable that they will peck at soft eggs, out of curiosity more than anything.