Single hen

[blackgold]

one of my exbatts has laid what i think is a softie egg. They are fed a varied diet and have the choice of mash or pellets plus fresh veg everyday.They have oyster grit. Thanks for any help Sue xxx

[Ain't Nobody Here]

It's not uncommon to get the odd softie . I wouldn't worry at all unless you get a whole load of them in a row. If that happens, there are things you can do!

[badgerbluebadger]

I was going to do a seperate post but saw this one - today I found a soft egg in the run when I opened up the girls.

 

Last night it as dark so I didn't see it but there was one egg in the box - sam's normal shape and colour. I don't think it is Dipper laid the softie as she is still too young but could

Sam have laid a Softie the a normal egg.

 

Sorry for jumping in on this post.

[Snowy]

They can sometimes lay two in one day - this is the time of year when things start to whiz through system a bit faster than normal! One of the eggs is usually soft as it has not been in the system long enough to have had the shell applied properly.

[blackgold]

another softie today, squashed up in the nest box with 2 normal eggs. Think it is Daisy. She seemed a bit off a couple of days ago and then perked up and then yesterday. She is eating ok has a full crop at bedtime and it is always empty in the moring. Today she was fine again .I noticed that my exbatts are now mouting? I got them on the 22nd november last year and they had only just grown back more less most feathers. They are let out of the kennel at 8 in the morning but as it has a window it must get light in there earlier as there was a whole row and poo (normal tyoe) just behind the door...... They were free ranged in the garden this morning and did not lay until around midday. I was hoping to set their eglu up outside this weekend but i will leave it a couple of weeks just in case Daisy is brewing anything.

[sandyhas3chucks]

Thank you for this posting, it is as I suspected.

I looked here to see if others had rthe same going on

Last night my Moe laid a softee having laid a beautiful normal, thick shelled egg in the morning.

This is NOT like her. she's a one aday gal with days off or weeks if as has been poorly!

 

My one that OFTEN does batches of 2 a days has laid 2 thick membany ones 2 days apart.

The 1st one had a little lash attached which when opened revealed a soft shell, the thick orangy membrane turned out to be several shells (she hadn't laid in a few days.)

As they were all basking in the sunshine & free ranging all day AND had live maggots I guessed it might be a combination.