blackgold Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerbluebadger Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackgold Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
