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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: stephen on June 09, 2008, 09:30:40 am

Title: soft eggs
Post by: stephen on June 09, 2008, 09:30:40 am

i rember reading a post about this before but cant find it now!!!

a friend of mine had 2 chickens one passed away last week and while she is on the hunt for another one her existing hen is laying soft shelled eggs! the diet is the same as before and grit is readily available. do you think this could be stress related or caused by something else??  :chook: ;D

Title: Re: soft eggs
Post by: Wildman on June 12, 2008, 08:19:23 pm

I am getting soft eggs from time to time, I have about 58 hens and they a free range so plenty of grit for them. They are all ex bats but other then that they lay good eggs.

Title: Re: soft eggs
Post by: mojo on June 16, 2008, 10:07:46 pm

stress definatly seems to be a factor.......even a raptor flying over will cause it

Title: Re: soft eggs
Post by: stephen on June 17, 2008, 01:34:15 pm

Thanks for the replies, the chicken in question now has 2 new friends so hopefully things will pick up soon! :-)