redcharlie43 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I was wondering if anyone has experience of different egg quality from different suppliers? I have had 2 sets of hybrids from the same supplier. They do not breed and buy in POL birds. I bought 2 birds each time a year apart. Each was a different hybrid. Not one of them has given me good eggs. One laid a large egg from day one but it was watery and couldn't be poached or fried. Now a year later I am lucky if I get one egg a week. 2 other girls were similar, either didn't lay regularly or had such a poor quality shell and egg that unless they were boiled or used in cakes were no good, or they just destroyed them in the nest box. Another has laid soft shell eggs since she started laying and 6 months ago gave up laying completely. I have tried everything to make them lay better eggs. Oyster shell, every supplement etc. I only write this as I have just got 2 new girls who have stared laying in the past few weeks. Their eggs are amazing. The difference is night and day.The eggs shells are hard, not like the others and the eggs are amazing. They are from a different suppler so I don't know if this is what the difference is. Does anyone have any experience like this? I would appreciate anyones opinion on whetehr I have been unlucky or some suppliers have poor quality hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Sounds odd. Do you give them lots of treats and corn? If so I would cut them out completely try orego stim in their water and a handful of black sunflower seeds each day. Have you wormed them and checked for mites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcharlie43 Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 They are wormed regularly, don't have mites etc and have minimal treats. I have had the soft egg layer for 2.5 years and they were always bad from the moment she came into lay. She has stopped laying completely in the last few months. The other one left from the last batch has always laid large eggs but they have always been so watery that they disintegrate on poaching, never set when fried etc. I have tried everything to get the egg quality up to a better standard. She is now 18 months old and is only laying 1 egg a week at the moment. I had similar egg problems from the beginning with another 2 who have since died. All the egg problems started as soon as they came into lay. The 2 new hens are laying lovely eggs. They are small but the shells are hard and the egg quality is so much better. It just seems strange that the new hens from a different supplier lay better eggs, whilst 4 separate hens bought 1 year apart (2 each time) all have laid poor quality eggs (Soft shells and watery eggs) from day 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Oh that's sad. Hopefully it's just a strange coincidence, but I don't think I'd go back to the same supplier. I remember when you first got your skylines, because I had just got 2 blue egg layers. Don't think there's much you can do, other than all that you are . Hopefully one of the more knowing omleteers will come up with a suggestion. What pellets do you use? Maybe a change would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
