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Oh interesting. How big of a bit did you use for holes? I did drill some in my plastic container but maybe not big enough? I don’t want the shell to fall through though

Cute ones. We got a GLW and SLW this season but the GLW is a roo. Thanks for the resources!

I did just give them all 2-3 days of calcium citrate pills. We’ve been getting regular untouched eggs as well. I think they’re only messing with them if they’re cracked already. But I know the calcium deficiency which is why I’m trying to trouble shoot the oyster shell that they’ve had access...

Ha go figure is right! I didn’t consider inside the coop. Thanks

Thanks!

We have oyster shell currently in a Chinese leftover container attached to the side of our run. It gets wet with rain and gets very hard in clumps-I’m thinking this is why we’ve been having some soft and broken eggs. Looking for suggestions on what people store their oyster shell in...

I think I’m going to try to give all the girls a calcium tab today and tomorrow just because of the random breaking eggs. And then we’ll just leave it at that and hopefully with the more dry oyster shell we’ll be good to go.

I hope so, she didn’t get any yesterday because I was at work and my wife wasn’t able to get her to take it by herself.

Update: she stayed separated in our garage for 24 hours. She got one calcium tab and the epsom bath. She’s back with her friends and has a nice bright red comb and appears to be moving nicely. We found one egg inside the coop with a messy poop on it, hoping it’s from her. Thanks everyone for...

I’m not sure if it’s been the same hen laying soft eggs this whole time or not. I’ll give her the pill for a couple days though. They’re just on regular feed with supplement oyster shell. I couldn’t feel anything noticeably hard just seemed little full.

Just tagging you so you know of the update

She was moving a little more this afternoon but still not back to normal. We just gave a bath and gave the calcium. Her vent maybe looks inflammed and she just had a very watery poop. We have been having often broken eggs, just had another from a different hen. Can I give them all a calcium...

Ok how do I give the calcium and epsom bath? How much epsom to water ratio. We trimmed her butt a month or so ago to clean it up. What dewormer do you recommend

It doesn’t feel very full now. I didn’t feel it in the morning. She did just eat some flock raiser crumble out of my hand and I put her beak to the water to get her to drink some. Never dewormed. Occasional strawberry stems but that’s it for treats. Mostly stay in run but occasional free range...

Anybody???? Her comb seems it’s getting more pale and she’s been hunched on the roost bar since I’ve made this post. I’m debating an epsom bath but not sure how to go about it or how much to use.

Found barred rock hen 2 years old to be mostly sitting and looking tired today. Comb more pale than normal. Liquid poop with no signs of worms or blood and didn’t see any mites or lice on her. She for the most part let me inspect her without running which is abnormal for her. I’m not sure if...

Wouldn’t that affect coop training the chicks?

currently have 4 2 year old hens. They are currently in that coop I posted a picture of with a 10x10 attached covered run. I built a frame and covered with hardware cloth to section off a portion of the coop to keep chicks in there so the older chickens can be introduced without physical...

Will try that next coop clean out. The powder is definitely messy

Ok great, how about in a couple weeks when I clean the coop out again? Will the dust still be active to need respiratory protection? Also I’m moving my 6 week chicks in this week, they can be exposed to it right?