debbie26pet Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 i have a amber star, who is newly laying well about 2-3 mths. she started of the odd soft shell egg, and now we getting a very very thin shell. were the shell is very delicate, not had a proper egg yet of her. im addig limestone, calcium to water grit/oyster shell mixed, is on offer (ive yet to see her in the pot), ive added it to food the grit/oyster shell. ive even thrown some on the ground to get her to scratch and peck at it she ignores it. has anyone any other ideas? the eggs are a really nice size as well and very pale in colour (cream). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieD Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 i had a similar thing with one of mine- i cut back all the treats! and wet a bit of corn and added the calcium grit to it (so it stuck) and fed it her seperately from the others. she scoffed it down! i did this daily and now we have lovely normal eggs. shes the smaller of the 3 so not sure if she eats enough layers meal to get all her calcium? i also switched from pellets to meal which they all eat more of. hope that helps katie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 If you're feeding meal rather than pellets, be sure to give it a good mix. The limestone particles (which are the calcium portion of the food) fall to the bottom of the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie26pet Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 If you're feeding meal rather than pellets, be sure to give it a good mix. The limestone particles (which are the calcium portion of the food) fall to the bottom of the bag. layer meal is that mash? mine are fed mash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 If you're feeding meal rather than pellets, be sure to give it a good mix. The limestone particles (which are the calcium portion of the food) fall to the bottom of the bag. layer meal is that mash? mine are fed mash Yup, give it a good mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Egluntine suggested adding some codliver oil to pellets or other food occasionally to give them the vit D needed to metabolise calcium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
