jimbobboy Posted March 16, 2008 Report Posted March 16, 2008 Help!!!!!!!!! Any one ever have a hen lay an egg with just the yoke and yoke sac: no shell? 4-year old hen. Was suppose to be her second egg 1st one ok! Any advice? Thanks jimbobboy usa
jimbobboy Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Posted March 17, 2008 Nope!! Plenty of grit and mag. blocks jimbobboy
Lennut Tar Posted March 17, 2008 Report Posted March 17, 2008 Nope!! Plenty of grit and mag. blocks jimbobboy If as you say ?????? she has plenty of the above, & the rest of your birds are ok etc with your present system. give her 1 or 2 more chances at the most, to lay as normal. If no luck!!!!! "replace her" She has a flaw in her make up etc somehow, & she is not worth wasting your time with, as good as you may think she is. Plenty of other fish in the sea, to pick from ;D ;D ;D, one could say. Enjoy.
timbarra Posted March 17, 2008 Report Posted March 17, 2008 give calcium supplement in drinking water twice a week and pigeon shall be fine. grit does not give enough calcium to replace what pigeons need to produce eggs, this is a fact. spencer
Guest IB Posted March 17, 2008 Report Posted March 17, 2008 If its the first time I'd reckon on it being a one-off. As far as I can remember the calcium is taken from the long bone in the hens leg to form the eggshell, so lack of grit or minerals is really a bit of sideshow and shouldn't directly affect the shell-making. Just an unfortunate hiccup perhaps?
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