soft egg

[Guest HighSpeedLofts]

I have a hen who has laid an egg but the egg has not went hard its like jelly what causes this to happen

[maverick]

not been taking enough grit

[Guest HighSpeedLofts]

the birds have access to grit at all times and pick stones so it has nothing to do with me its the bird its self

[just ask me]

always thought it was a calcium lacking could be wrong what age is the hen

[REDCHEQHEN]

not all birds will eat grit - even when its in front of them all the time - I put calcium on the feed (crushed calcium tablets) once a week during racing season - and twice a week prior to and during breeding

 

[Guest HighSpeedLofts]

always thought it was a calcium lacking could be wrong what age is the hen

the hens only a yearling shes laid other eggs that were fine

 

 

[Guest HighSpeedLofts]

not all birds will eat grit - even when its in front of them all the time - I put calcium on the feed (crushed calcium tablets) once a week during racing season - and twice a week prior to and during breeding

i thought it could be calcium deficiency  what kind of calcium tablets do you use  are they ones for humans or specially for pigeons

 

 

[just ask me]

not all birds will eat grit - even when its in front of them all the time - I put calcium on the feed (crushed calcium tablets) once a week during racing season - and twice a week prior to and during breeding

 

also do this for a month before breeding and during breeding  as far as i know it is a calcium that is lacking not certain on this

[just ask me]

shouldn't vitamin d be given with calcium also  

[Guest HighSpeedLofts]

would multi vitamins in the drinking water  cure it

[just ask me]

had a few beers last night my head is not right as far as i can remember calcium needs vitamin d i think its d to be absorbed  ill find out for ya  

 

this could all be wrong hangover here  ;D ;D ;D

[just ask me]

its coming back too me little by little yes its vitamin d u need with calcium as they body cant absorb calcium with out vitamin d  it takes the calcium from the stomach intestines to the bloodstream to the bones

 

that if calcium is the problem i think it is  

[Guest HighSpeedLofts]

If it is calcium or any other deficiency her other egg should be the same?

[Guest shadow]

calcium tablets from the chemist are ok used to cut them in half

[just ask me]

If it is calcium or any other deficiency her other egg should be the same?

 

if only pigeons was as easy as that  

[REDCHEQHEN]

shouldn't vitamin d be given with calcium also  

 

I  use tablets from Holland and Barrett for humans - also contains vit D

 

They were about £5.99 for a HUGE bottle

[Guest IB]

I think it may have little to do with calcium deficiency? Shell goes on as a liquid in final stage lasts for about 24 hours including time taken for it to harden; sounds like a one-off 'glitch in the egg-works' if the hen has laid normally up to this. Calcium for eggs is also said to come direct from the calcium store in the birds leg, rather than food.

 

Folk are right though when they say it is a balance. There's 4 linked factors there: Vit A & D balance, and Calcium & Phosphorous balance. Any one of those out of kilter will affect the working of the other 3.

 

I don't use multi-vits or minerals, I reckon hormoform supplement , fresh greens and soft grit provide all they need. So far had no bother with egg-laying.

 

 

 

 

[chickadee]

We get this some times with chickens, it is caused by a number of things, if it happens all the time it is a problem with the hen's oviducts ability to produce calcite, if it is a one of it could have been merely disturbed when the egg was being produced at this stage of development, we find is is normally a one off and nothing to do with deficiencies in feeding, some hens lay 300+ eggs a year unlike a pigeon which may only lay 8 if controlled up to 24 if left alone or in some cases a lot more if eggs are constantly just taken away but nowhere near the amount that chickens can lay and we never give our chickens calcium supplements or rarely do we give them grit