NFMC Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi - my Sussex Star has started laying but it seems to be either softies or perfect doublers with a nice strong shell. I've only had her a month (got her at about 18 weeks) so she's still quite young. She looks fit and healthy and seems to eat anything and everything. If anything she's at the top of the pecking order with her two Blackrock friends who are both laying perfectly. The food has a fair bit of grit and she gets to free-range pretty much all day. Is it just because she's young? Will she grow out of this? And - she did do a softy which didn't break which we managed to get. It was this perfect membrane. My kids had friends round and they were all grossed out by this. We then opened it (using scissors!) and my 9-yr-old ate it and it was gorgeous. Hope they're OK to eat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 it could mainly be down to her age but it wouldn't hurt to get a bottle of life guard tonic it'll help with the softies as they take a lot of efort to lay the doubles she may or may not grow out off. I had a columbian black tail hybrid that did the same when she first started to lay it took over a month for her to settle into proper laying but that was only after I started to put life guard in the drinking water.I've always wondered weather it was bad breeding with her through as there were a few posts on other forums about black tails laying softies and doubles at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dance in the dark Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 As SJP has said it is most likely down to her age, I had a bluebell who for the first five months or or so of her laying life, frequently did either doubles or softies. It is most like she will grown out of it, most egg abnormalitites including shaping, shell quality and general size will calm down after a few months, as long as she isn't distressed you needed worry, and I am sure her eggs will soon become more standardized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
