Dolly Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Apart from giving calcium supplements in the water, can anyone recommend suitable foods that are particularly rich in calcium? I have one girl who is laying soft eggs much of the time at the moment and don't want to constantly put Calcivet in the water as I understand too much is as bad as not enough Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Green veg will help, but go easy with the spinach as it contains oxalate which hinders calcium absorption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 If she doesn't respond, then she may just have a malfunctioning shell gland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolly Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 Claret, is this something that can be treated or is it a permanent condition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I dodgy shell gland is usually permanent, if indeed that's what the problem is. I'd treat her by drizzling a wee bit of cod liver oil onto the pellets, then mixing in a dab of limestone flour. Give her 2 weeks on that and see if there's any improvement. If not, then it's her shell gland; this usually only happens in older hens or ex-batts, but can occur in a younger bird if they have had infectious bronchitis or Myco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolly Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 Thanks Claret. She's only 2 (it's her birthday this weekend!) and hasn't had either of the problems you mentioned so hopefully it can be fixed through diet, I'll try the CLO, limestone flour etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Yup cod liver oil is good as it helps the absorbsion of calcium No good giving them extra calcium if they cant absorb it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
