tara Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Dose any one have an idea why for so long now my chooks egg shell are thin there not soft just thin.They eat allen and page layers pellets never really get treats at all.They live with 7 ducks and there eggs are fine and they all eat the same food.I have thiought about giving them another cuttle fish to supply them with more calsium they wont eat grit. Hs any one else had this problem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 mostin and I have found this to be the case with our older girls and her exbatts: despite loading up on the calcium through oyster shell and limestone flour, there isn't any turning back for our chooks now... do you find the whites are runny too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 You could try adding a little cod liver oil to their feed daily to help with calcium absorption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 what type of feeder do you use for grit? I had the same with mine net eating grit when I first got them. it turned out to be the hole in the feeder being to small and my 2 layers being picky so I made the holes bigger so they could see the grit better and sort out the right peice I now use cage cups.I allso changed feed brands but that was because one girl laid far to many sofies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 I dont give them grit as they never took it was l will get some more and give it another try.I will also get the cuttle fish and see how they get on.Just cant work out why its happening as there on really good food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 How about some limestone flour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitfluff Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 My girl who lays nearly every day started having really thin shells. I bought some limestone flour about 3 weeks ago and judging by the egg I had to hack my way in to last night, it does seem to be doing the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Where do you get limestone flour ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
