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[shtw00724]

Hmm, egg laying has been great with an average of 2 a day between my 3 girls but 1 of them laid an egg outside in the run the other day (don't know which one) and it smashed and then last night, I found an egg which was bumpy on the shell but the shell was so thin that it was like holding a jelly if that makes sense and the shell was virtually see through. A couple of the eggs have had some spots of blood in too.

 

I had a quick read through the posts and is it because the girls are preffering their tuna/layers mash to their crumb and pellets? Where can I buy limestone flour from?

 

I hope chicken keeping gets easier; I will be going white-haired with worry before much longer! LOL!

 

Susie

[Olly]

You get limestone flour from equestrian shops, or you can get it online from some suppliers. If you're feeding them treats, you could try holding them off for a bit to make sure they're filling up on their pellets/mash which should meet most of their needs.

 

It may just be a temporary blip - have they been moulting, for example? One of mine was laying softies but I'm now getting four eggs a day since she stopped moulting.

 

(That's an egg per chicken, by the way, not four eggs from the one that was moulting!)