BarbaraJ Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Yesterday Amber laid an egg that was soft and broken but today she laid one that ws intact but shelless again. I cut the membrane and i presume its ok to eat ? don't want to waste another! I'm not overly concerned as the 2 other girls are laying good shelled eggs. Amber didnt lay for 2 days then 2 days of these. I gave them some limestone flour just in case and they have mixe grit though am unsure they eat it. hopefully she will sort herself out soon lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucknette Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Hi BarbaraJ Just carry on as you are with the limestone flour. One of my girls kept laying soft shelled eggs but it did correct itself after probably a couple of weeks of using the flour. She is laying lovely hard shelled eggs now and I think they feel better in themselves when they have got the softies out of the way. Best Wishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 She's laid 3 shelless in 3 days now i have added the limestone and shes otherwise fine just wish she would get it sorted so we get 3 eggs a day mostly. Think i should have got more hens, never seem to have any spare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daj198 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Where can you buy limestone flour from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Do a search on ebay (sold as a feed supplement for tortoise shells) or try a local pet or horsey supplies shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 this morning i was down to 1 egg, think they have gone on strike lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Lou Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Where can you buy limestone flour from? Hi I get my limestone flour and all feed from my horse supply shop which is very close to you .. in Wokingham.. Hope this helps! http://www.tackshop.co.uk/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daj198 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Eileen Douglas! That's where I get my feed from! I'll ask next time I'm there, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 So far today i've had Ebonys 50g approx daily egg and a huge 98g egg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Oh no! Something new I haven't heard of before that isn't on my list! I thought I virtually had everything covered before the arrival! How often do you use the limestone flour and when (obviously from this posting it's something to do with soft shells), but isn't it the same as oyster shells ground down??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbey Road Girl Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 You can also put crushed egg shells (microwaved or baked enough to sanitise) into their pellets to give them what they need to produce hard-shelled eggs. I think that cuttlefish bits also do the job! (As I was writing this, I got the picture of Donald O'Connor singing, "May 'em lay, make 'em lay..." instead of "Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh...") Crikey, these daft feathery critters do your head in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
