Thin shells

[bernhund]

Our 3 chickens are producing very thin shelled eggs that are out of shape and occasionally they just break under the bird in the nest boxes. They get a good mash (Vermix) as well as added grit and corn from time to time. Not so long ago on the same diet, I almost had to write the opposite post in that the shells were so bloody thick! So what's going on there then?

[dingg]

calcium deficiency - you can get either calcium tablets and give then one a day for a couple of weeks or add osteocare calcium supplement to the water for a couple of weeks , keep giving them fresh grit daily once they're back to normal

[Bobley]

Also, you can bake the shells of their eggs in the oven, smash them up and recycle them into their feed. Worked a treat for our girls.

[bernhund]

Bobley said:

Also, you can bake the shells of their eggs in the oven, smash them up and recycle them into their feed. Worked a treat for our girls.

Recycling. I like it!

[bernhund]

dingg said:

calcium deficiency - you can get either calcium tablets and give then one a day for a couple of weeks or add osteocare calcium supplement to the water for a couple of weeks , keep giving them fresh grit daily once they're back to normal

I did wonder whether it was that, I just don't know why there's a recent change. Does the temperature affect how they store calcium?