sandyhas3chucks Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Hi, I can guess who might be able to andwer this. I have been using shell max(to go in water) on my 3 ex bats. it's been great but I now have 1 girl that day in day out is laying softees. I do think that one night when she & her pal slept in the bathroom, that she may have laid 1 good un. I even put some shellmax straight on some cheese for her for days still no dif. She is fairly well featherd up, but I feel somewhat underweight, though she is eating well. But her mate is Boss chook & the biggest of my girls, she really is BIG. So I wondered if she has to compete too much for food & have been feeding her special extras on her own. I also wondered if the shell max only works if in the water so bought some limestone flour. How much should I give (I know you not too scientific but experienced) and how soon do you think I might see some easier egg laying for her, as it can't be doing her much good trying so hard all the time. The other 3 (including my poor wee injured girl are producing fine now except for the one strange day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Maybe she has Egg Drop Syndrome, which is caused by a virus and for which unfortunately there is no cure. The Shell Max doesn't seem to contain Vit D3 which is needed to synthesise the calcium, so why not give her a dollop of Cod Lover Oil in her pellets too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 I am really confused. Last night I felt these was a softee coming from that Hen, this morning nest box soaked & the remains in there. Other Hen Meany comes out she(Greedy) stays in I see an enornous softee complete Now .Meany biggest normally has biggest eggs. I see her pop back in. Go down to look see Greedy ok, Greedy on the emptied out nestbox but there is a smaller normal egg in another bed. She still hasn't come out, though to go back & sit for 1/2 hor an hour or so after a softee is normal for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 I am giving a dollop of cod liver oil per 2 hens About 5ml I should think. on a small handfdul of pellets made to a mash with layers mash. grated cheese Poultry spice recently 4 days the limestone flour probably about 10 ml per 2 chooks. whats this one soft pm one normal by morning thing all about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickaboo Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Just reading this post with interest as I have an ongoing softie egg problem with Phoebe, and this is the 2nd time this week I have heard about egg drop syndrome - I've never heard of it before, and it hasn't been mentioned as a possiblity for Phoebe by either of the 3 vets she's visited What is it Eglutine? and what are the symptoms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 **Egg Drop Syndrome** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
