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Lisa
Joined: 14 Apr 2005
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Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks
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 Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: Rough ended eggs |
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One of this spring's new chooks (who has been laying fine for over 6 months) has started laying rough ended eggs. Feels like sandpaper, presumably extra calcium deposits? She seems fine in herself and the egg inside is fine too.
I did think the shells on her eggs were a bit thin recently (compared to all the other chooks) so I added some calcivet for a few days in their feed last week. Presubably she doesn't need it?
Just collected another rough egg so have been wracking my brains on what else it could be? Any other possible causes I could think of relate to the chook being unwell, or just starting laying, or being old. None of which apply.
Have I missed anything else it could be? Or should I just put it down to "no need for calcivet" and stop thinking about it too much?  |
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NannyP
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: 86310 Nr St Savin
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Sounds like she is now getting too much calcium. Make's sense really if they're being fed layers. How can we convince ourselves that they are getting all they need in just those pellets 
The hens at the house in France were not on layers, and their shells were very thin, and their eggs were thin, runny and few and far between.
I'm sure your hens are getting absolutely everything they could need Lisa  |
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1 Chicken Smuggler
Joined: 11 Dec 2005
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The extra calcium ,probably is the reason but consider this.
Usually, soft-shelled eggs are due to calcium deficiency. The eggshell may be rough if the brood hen is afflicted with a disease like infectious bronchitis. |
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thewinkingtiger
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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Location: East Yorkshire, UK
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Hi Chicken Smuggler!
Where have you been? I was only thinking yesterday I hadn't seen you for awhile!
Good to see you back and posting!
Debs |
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1 Chicken Smuggler
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Been real busy, had a lot of irons in the fire,but I`m back for awhile,before building some new pens and moving some chickens around--a stress thing on a hen I have and need to put another hen in a larger pen.Getting ready to start breeding as soon as the hens decide to start laying again.Our weather has been from freezing at night to warm in the days,sometimes it stays cold both night and day,so the hens are confused about the weather.
Thanks for asking. |
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thewinkingtiger
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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Location: East Yorkshire, UK
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Well glad to hear it's been other commitments that's kept you away!
Things do sound busy for you. Where about in the US are you to be having such freaky weather?
Debs |
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1 Chicken Smuggler
Joined: 11 Dec 2005
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| I`m in Southwestern part of Virginia.I had 3 weeks of ice here at the house,it has only been gone about 2 weeks,they are calling for rain--like I need that,my pens are wet enough and need to be cleaned--after this next rain and it dries out,I will get that done.I like to clean my pens every2-3 weeks.Unfortunately ,we still have February and March to go,they are generally worse than January. |
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thewinkingtiger
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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Location: East Yorkshire, UK
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woh! And I thought we had it bad. I think I've only had about 7 days so far that the water has been iced over.
No wonder you have got your work cut out. |
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1 Chicken Smuggler
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| It isn`t that bad,just aggravating at times,I have had to dump out frozen water dishes about 20 days so far,but that isn`t a problem when you know the secret of how to stop the ice from sticking to the water cups.Sometimes the water just ices over,but usually the water freezes solid--still no problem.It is bad when it rains and gets into their feed cups and grit/oyster shell cup and then freezes.That is hard to get out. |
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Krazey
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Location: Creuse, France
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| NannyP wrote: | The hens at the house in France were not on layers, and their shells were very thin, and their eggs were thin, runny and few and far between.
Lisa |
Hi
I live in the Creuse area of France.
My hens are on grass, hay seeds and corn plus a bit of grit added, occasionally, to the corn hopper. They also get green scraps from the local supermarket and mixed food scraps from a local restaurant. I rarely get soft shelled eggs and mine haven't had pellets for over a year. I've never had thin, runny eggs. I found that unless I was selling a real big load of eggs it wasn't "cost effective" to give pellets. Also they rarely seem to get ill, except when in moult, then they're just "down in the mouth".
I have about 50 hens plus chicks of various ages as mine are for egg production, chick production and the freezer.
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