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[moulin]

Millie has started to occasionally lay an egg without any shell - I'd though that was what was happening (goo in the nesting box) but today she'd laid on the roosting bars of the eglu so it's fallen underneath and it's a perfect egg but without a shell on just as if you'd cracked it onto a plate! Any ideas please anyone. I feed them on the layers pellets with everything included but do give them extra grit as well. Thank you xx

[stoice]

I've bought some limestone flour from ebay (Calcium supplement for tortoises) and put a teaspoon in their mash every now and again to help them get more calcium for their shells. A little cod liver oil also helps them absorb calcium so i add a little of that too. You also try some zolcal D in their water for the same reason. Of course it may just be a blip if she's a young bird not long laying. Hope this helps

[WarrensWorld]

You could cook the egg shells in the bottom of the oven for 40 minutes, or while doing some baking. Then crush them up fine in a mortar and pestle and mix with the layers mash. We use a level dessert spoonful for our four chooks. It's a lot cheaper and we think better for them. The only problem is the shells are a lot thicker than shop bought egg.

 

PS make sure the egg shells are empty..............