tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640456400599361860.post883118398113765524..comments2015-05-22T22:22:25.736+01:00Comments on Ma Wee Hens - Chicken Diary: Soft shelled eggsNessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029381870073249449noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640456400599361860.post-4471506888480606332013-05-02T13:04:02.985+01:002013-05-02T13:04:02.985+01:00Thanks so much Tammy! You are always so supportiv...Thanks so much Tammy! You are always so supportive and encouraging and helpful. I do appreciate your help a lot.<br />Nessa. xNessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029381870073249449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640456400599361860.post-59048614778039137322013-05-01T22:36:24.721+01:002013-05-01T22:36:24.721+01:00Sometimes stress can cause them to lay soft eggs, ...Sometimes stress can cause them to lay soft eggs, and since you recently added the new girls they are probably still a little stressed out from the change. You might try adding oyster shell (or crushed up egg shells) free choice just in case they need a little more calcium. Also, since it was under the perch, it's possible that something scared the one who laid it in the middle of the night and caused her to lay her egg before the shell was completely formed. Sometimes if they get spooked it interferes with their current egg that is in production.<br /><br />Also, just because Didee was eating the egg doesn't necessarily mean it was hers - when any of my chickens see a soft egg or a broken egg, they go crazy over it! I don't know why, but chickens seem to love raw eggs. Every once in a while you'll get a hen who likes to eat her eggs after she lays them, but luckily I haven't had to deal with that! Mine will only go after an egg that's cracked, not one that is intact.Our Neck of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796487269192271170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640456400599361860.post-28594954191827470382013-04-30T21:50:40.834+01:002013-04-30T21:50:40.834+01:00What a lovely picture of them all. Looks like the...What a lovely picture of them all. Looks like they are settling in well xRachyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910705579133711353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640456400599361860.post-76300601592742966522013-04-30T21:47:35.238+01:002013-04-30T21:47:35.238+01:00We have a hen that is laying soft shelled eggs at ...We have a hen that is laying soft shelled eggs at the moment as well, not sure why though!<br /><br />Poor white Didee not being allowed in to the house, 3 of mine sleep together in the nest box and the other in another corner, none of them use the roosting bars!<br /><br />Alison<br />xAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905386742895695133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640456400599361860.post-1535574601510287882013-04-30T21:24:39.524+01:002013-04-30T21:24:39.524+01:00Poor Didee! Congrats that they're all laying!...Poor Didee! Congrats that they're all laying!!!MADZ of AnimalTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489017986308302167noreply@blogger.com