broni.jones Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 hello, i have 6 hens in lay at the moment. 3 (hybrids) who are about 1 1/2 years old. i have 3 young other young hens that i hatched which have just come into lay about 2 weeks ago. one of my older girls rocky (a black rock) was the only hen to lay right through the winter. towards december/jan time the eggs became very rough at one end & the shells were not very strong. i started giving extra 'calci boost' (lime flour?) + poultary spice more regularly in thier feed (now every day) . i have also been worming them vith verm ex. i always add 'life gaurd' tonic to thier water. they eat layers pellets (a&p from pets at home) the black rock is now laying soft shelled eggs ( on & off for 2 weeks). now one or maybe 2 of my younger birds have also started laying soft shelled eggs after giving me lovel blue & white ones for a week. i am not sure what is going wrong! i think i am giving the correct food & suppliments. the birds have access to fresh water & are given trats like mealworms, fruit & veg. the birds look healthy. they have lovely glossy feathers (not moulting!). they seem vvery happy) why are they laying softies? any ideas? what can i do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hi Broni, They could have worms as I personally do not rate Vermx very highly. Try Flubenvet - do a search on here - FAQs section for suppliers. If they do have worms they will cause a reduction in shell quality. I would cut back on the vitamins and tonic too. Just feed pellets and cut back on the treats. More details **here** Good luck with the shells. edited to add link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broni.jones Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 cheers, i have just ordered some flubenvet & Zolcal D. thanks for the advise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
