Solving Soft Egg Shells. Hint, it's not Calcium!

How we fixed our ducks' soft egg shell issue.
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[@kimlucero4630]

What a great video! Thank you so much, I’m positive this is what happened to my chickens during a recent snow storm and no sun. They are laying back to normal again.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Kim, that is wonderful! I am so glad they see laying again. 🙏

[@MrKoobuh]

We have a few old hens, and will sometimes get soft / broken eggshells. We noticed that when we are able to give them more Kale leaves the soft eggshells seemed to resolve. We are able to grow kale most of the year here and it's one of their favorite treats, so we'll be planting a lot more this spring.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Nathan, that is wonderful! Great tip, thanks for sharing. 😊

[@KarleneOllie-gh9fp]

Great video! From one duck mamma to another. I had the same issue over the winter. It rectified itself rather quickly. I now know what to supplement. Thanks for the information

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks so much Karlene! I hope it doesn’t happen to your duck again. 🙏😊

[@carsonfournier4188]

I just found two like that and one the other day like yours. We haven't gotten a lot of sun here either. I'm going to try vitamins supplement.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Let us know how she does. The Poultry Nutridrench really helped us. Good luck!

[@dwighthires3163]

You are great at doing your research. I did not know this. I felt I got soft eggs when they were younger layers. You proved me wrong. Smart woman. How in the world do ducks get vitamin D through all the feathers anyway?

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks Dwight! Sometimes young layers can lay a soft shell, but it should improve, and our ducks are a year and a half old. That is a good question! 😂

[@raymamartin2934]

I’ve been dealing with this same issue and I too got some vitamin D and they are improving as well

[@RenewedHomestead]

Wonderful! I am so glad. 🙂

[@homesteadingpastor]

Great info! Thank you for sharing this. Very helpful. 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks Pastor Lon!!!

[@bernadette6211]

Makes perfect sense we haven't had proper sunshine in months, thankyou

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks Bernadette. Good luck!

[@bantiechick2966]

The stuff the air planes spray in the sky. Blocking the sunlight

[@RenewedHomestead]

@bantiechick2966 thanks bantiechick. Wanting to block out the sun is madness!

[@backtonature433]

Thanks for sharing your ideas🤗🤗🤗

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks Back to Nature! 🤗🤗

[@carlamahlberg1854]

So just nutridrench not poultry cell?

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Carla, we used just the Nutridrench, but I am sure another supplement would work. Thanks 😊

[@tonishea8541]

Just what I needed. Unusual situation in that my chicken lives indoors. Long story. She started laying shell less eggs and when I realized it could be life threatening, took her to the vet. If the shell less egg breaks inside her, she could die, even with immediate medical attention. Was told my feeding her hamburg, cucumbers, tomatoes, cheese, dinner rolls, etc. in ADDITION to her chicken feed was the problem. Put her on feed only, neither of us happy with her response. The shell less eggs increased. So I went back to treats, but only after she had eaten chicken feed. Shell less eggs stopped. At least for now. Live in CT. so winters are dark and long. I do take her for walks, weather permitting, and she has a coop, but is only allowed there unless someone is home to watch her, but it has a roof. She gets some sun but not much. This was never even thought of but makes perfect sense. Where and how much Vit. D do I get and give. She's a Plucky Clucker so that should be interesting. Love her so and I'm up for whatever she needs. She does have oyster shells and egg shells too. Thank you so much for your research and loved watching your ducks head for the pond and the rest of your family. Great Job.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Tonishea! I am glad she is doing a bit better. I just give a few drops on their water, but we have several ducks and chickens. We just use Poultry Nutridrench and that has worked great. It should provide the number of drops on the bottle. Prayers your little one gets better. I have never heard of food scraps causing any issues. 🤔

[@jenpe6088]

How often did you provide the nutridrench?

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Jen. I did the nutridrench every day for about 4 weeks. I now add it about it once a week. We haven’t had a problem since.

[@jenpe6088]

@Renewed Homestead oh thank you, I've been giving it every few days bc I couldn't find any guidance. I will add it every day bc it's definitely a d vitamin issue I'm having. Thank you!

[@RenewedHomestead]

Good luck Jen! Let us know how it goes. 🙂

[@_Pelagikos14]

Thank you for this information! I definitely will make sure my pekins and runners get more sun during the day. I do have one question and you may have covered it in one of your other videos but I've just discovered your channel! How do you allow your poultry to free room like that with the woods so close? We have so many predators in our area, that I'm afraid to let my chickens and ducks free room unless I'm home watching. 😫

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Holly G! Welcome. We are glad you are here. 🙂 We only let them free range when we are home. We have a big German Shepherd that lives near their coop, so she also helps keep them safe. We did have a Fox that killed 11 of our chickens and a duck last year. It was horrible. We felt so bad. We will eventually be putting them in the pasture and rotating them behind the cows, sheep, and goats, but we just haven’t had time to get the tractor built.

[@DawnaRo]

Ah yes! Vit D is needed for calcium absorption! My chickens can go outside, but their run is covered. Some hardly even go out,. To top it off, it's winter and we have had NO sunshine in weeks with the constant snow and rain. So that explains why even oyster shell isn't helping. I'll get Vit D and see if that helps. Thanks for being on top of this issue.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks CallMeOptimist, let us know how it works. 🙂

[@randybass8842]

I'm not an egg layer but 10 years ago my doctor said I had a vitamin D deficiency and prescribed a supplement. For the first few weeks I noticed a definite but indescribable difference in how my body felt. I was outside a lot but used sunscreen, so I guess I wasn't getting enough. I still take vitamin D daily.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Randy, vitamin D is critical for all of us. I am glad your doc had the sense to put you on vit D. For many years a lot of Western medicine doctors didn’t prescribe to the vitamin D theory, but functional medicine and integrative doctors have been talking about it for years. I am out in the sun a lot, but like you I use sunblock on a lot of my body. I take it every day as well and I definitely notice when I don’t take it. I am glad you noticed a difference and felt better. 🙂

[@randybass8842]

@@RenewedHomestead, it was added to milk thinking that would take care of everyone, but I only eat half a cup of yogurt a day, so not enough to get my MDR of vitamin D or calcium.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Randy, I also wonder what kind of vitamin D…do you know if it is D3 or D2? I know we metabolize D3 far better. I am sure pasteurization also kills some of the beneficials. I will have to look up how and when they add it. I don’t drink enough either. I have heard raw milk tastes so much better. I will let you know when we get our milk cow. 😊

[@evelynwoolston7]

I had the same diagnosis when I had a blood test because I just couldnt stay awake. I was also getting hair loss although that didnt bother me as much. I was highly sceptical but I saw a huge difference after only one week.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Evelyn. I am so glad you are feeling better. Vitamin D deficiency can create so many problems. I hope more docs wake up to vitamin d issues.

[@mariannedemers8511]

Absloutly love how fast the ducks went to the pond😅💕

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Mariannedemers8511, as soon as we let them out of their area in the morning they make a beeline for the pond. They waste no time. 😂

[@mandipowell3453]

I can’t find the links for the vitamin. I have a 3 year old Pekin that has began having soft eggs. I have researched & researched. I believe this is the answer! @RenewedHomestead

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Mandi, it is called Poultry Nutridrench. Sometimes you can find it on Chewy. We order ours from Sunrise Farms from our co-op. I know some farm stores have it as well. Good luck!

[@dononebullen]

Thank yoi im in uk no sun this year im feeling it no doubt chickens are too ill add a source of calcium and vit d maybe .

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you dononebullen. Good luck!! We are really sunny today but we have been pretty cloudy this year as well. I have heard y’all have had a wet year!

[@ericsplace3004]

Thank You for this valuable information! GOD BLESS YOU.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks Eric for those kind words. God’s blessing.

[@Bhavaniputrah]

Thanks for your information 🙏🏼I have this problem with my Aseel chickens your video helped me to solve their problem 🇮🇳 जय श्रीराम |

[@RenewedHomestead]

Wonderful! Thanks so much. 😊

[@janetfolkerts5827]

I appreciate your efforts to solve your problem of soft shelled eggs. I have soft shells showing up, I have tried using a camera to discover which hen is laying the soft shell but that was a failure. I too, am providing extra vitamins, crushed eggs shells, and oyster shell into their diet. The internet said if more than one hen it could be stress, and I do have a very aggressive rooster that after nearly 4 months still harasses the new hens. But if just one hen it could be disease. It's scary for even if disease, and IF cured, the hen may live but never lay again. Either way, soft shell eggs are a genuine concern. THANK YOU for sharing.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you Janet. I hope you are able to find out what is happening with your chickens. I do know stress can cause all kinds of issues. Good luck!

[@Appophust]

One of my white Leghorns is laying soft, rubbery eggs. I was thinking it might have been due to too much protein since they're on 18% layer pellets and I also feed them back their eggs 3 days out of the week. Maybe when they concentrate on the eggs they're not eating enough pellets? I'll check the vitamin d as well.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Thomas, sorry you are dealing with that. We have had soft or no eggs shells in the past. Since we started giving them the nutridrench, we haven’t had any issues. I also give garlic once a week that I mix in their food. Good luck and I hope you are able to solve it. 🙏

[@Appophust]

@@RenewedHomestead I'll pick some Nutri-Drench up when I go to town. It looks like good stuff to add either way. My ORIGINAL theory was that they were stressed since I just separated half my flock for breeding purposes, but I'm willing to try everything. Thank you again for your time and effort. 😁

[@RenewedHomestead]

I hope it helps, please let us know how it goes. We all learn from each other. 😊

[@papanimalang8874]

I have the same problem with my chicken. Not sure what to do. I've done everything! From oyster shell to meal worms to egg shells to adding fresh vegetables!!! So far nothing is working. I feel something is wrong with my set up. They have plenty of sun. Not sure what to do???

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi papaanimalang, in the description of the video is the liquid vitamin we used to help our ducks. You can purchase it at farm stores. It is called Poultry Nutridrench. Good luck.

[@papanimalang8874]

@@RenewedHomestead i am heading to the store to get that. I appreciate it.

[@RenewedHomestead]

@papanimalang8874 good luck!

[@BalticHomesteaders]

We've got this with one of our chickens and they are undercover a lot, this explains it. Will have to look into a local solution here. Thanks.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Baltic Homesteaders, good luck and keep us posted. 🙂🙏

[@Theweeze100]

Great video, thank you so much for posting this. By the way, today is the first time I’ve seen a soft egg in my chicken coop, so here I am searching KZbin for an answer. Yes, it’s very possible that vitamin D is the culprit, similar circumstances, with my semi free range chickens. But if I might forward one other possible suggestion… Yesterday, our rooster and two dominant hens, attacked one of the hens, lower on the pecking order and savaged her pretty well. No, blood loss, but lots of feathers pecked, and I’m sure it was a very tense day for the flock (1 Roosters, 8 hens all assorted ages and breeds). My wife and I are still pretty new to this, and it has been a steep learning curve to deal with all of the particular problems faced by chicken owners. Again, thank you so much for posting this, I’m just searching for any and all possible answers and solutions. Gotta love those ducks! 😅

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi @Theweeze100 , I am so sorry about your chicken. Chickens can be so cruel to each other. I hope that she is OK. Is she the one who laid the soft egg? If one is sick or injured the others will try to kill that chicken to protect the flock. It can be brutal to watch. I hope you are able to help the poor girl. Vitamin D has really helped our ducks, I really hope this helps. Thank you so much for the kind words and the comment. Good luck with the chickens!

[@nf6947]

Thank you for sharing!!! A simple fix for a problem that could have been made worse by internet-generated fear. Occum's razor wins again.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Amen N F. The internet would have had me culling my whole flock!

[@reginajewell6965]

How do you give them vit D and where do you get it??

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Regina, I have the link for what we use in the description. I just add the vitamins to their water. It is called Poultry Nutridrench.

[@LolaLee1970]

Hey! I found your video, because I was looking for just this....egg with no shell. I have a pekin that laid a rubber egg and the vet discovered her crop was full of oyster shells. We had to help her move those and now, waiting to see if she'll lay an egg, but she's still laying rubber eggs, but now the shell comes out separate. I'm going to get the Vitamin D you used and I hope it works. She's in the sun every day, all day, but I just want to try what I can. Thank you for this video and I absolutely love your set up and your ducks. ......what type fencing do you have? I need that! 😄

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Sherrie! Thank you! Glad you found us. I searched all over and everything I found said it was calcium, but I knew it wasn’t because they were getting plenty of calcium. Finally tried adding vitamin D, and it did the trick. Occasionally, I will find an egg with no shell or a very soft egg and I add the Nutridrench with the vitamin D and problem solved. I add it about once a week to their water and that seems to take care of the problem. Let us know how it goes. Hope the duck gets better. We have the premier1 netting around the ducks and it has done a great job keeping them safe. 🙏

[@annettemastenchickenlove]

Makes sense vitamin D3 helps the body absorb calcium

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Annette, great point!

[@JulieAnnScott]

PRECIOUS !! Thank you for this VALUABLE information!! It's GREATLY APPRECIATED!!

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi JulieAnnScott. You are most welcome. 😊 Thank you.

[@anonymityforced4923]

Thanks for this! Our chickens have had this problem. We have give them the oyster shells, egg shells, meal worms …. All the stuff with not much improvement. Probably not enough sun ….but the predators here make it difficult for us to allow them to free range much. Space for them to have an open or roofless space is impossible.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Anonymity Forced. Thank you! It can be very difficult with predators. That has to be frustrating. Thankfully, we have supplements available to us, it is just a matter of finding the right one. There is another supplement called Layer Boost which is supposed to be good as well. I haven’t tried it though.

[@khatch62]

I've got the same issues.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi K H62, with the eggs, predators, or both? I know they are both frustrating.

[@khatch62]

@@RenewedHomestead both. Eagles and hawks are circling but the 4 legged kind are equally abundant.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi K H62, hawks and the ground predators can be awful. We have lost too many to opossums and foxes. We are very fortunate, in our hollar we have crows that chase the Hawks off. As you can imagine we like to keep the crows happy.

[@RitaMoore-um6dm]

Thank you. I had one very soft egg from one of my chickens. Thinking back we did have a very gloomy winter not many sunny days.

[@RenewedHomestead]

You are welcome Rita. Thank you. 😊

[@thezoneofgaming4288]

But my hen lay only yolk

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi thezoneofgaming, I have never heard of that. Let us know what you find out.

[@ChildOfAbba]

My hens free range, but spend most of their time in the shade and there have been a lot of cloudy days. Some are laying thin shelled eggs and a couple of hens have dropped soft shelled eggs from the roost in the evening. I will try adding vitamin D. Thank you for this video.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Good luck ChildofAbba. God’s blessings. 🙏😊

[@CAKEICING21]

Beautiful ducks. I have one duck that lays soft eggs occasionally I'm gonna try vit D supplements for now TYSM Bless you all 🙏🦋🌹🪺🐰🐇🐥🦆🐣🌷🤗😻 Happy Easter🥳

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Winifred. Thank you. I hope you have a blessed Easter. Good luck! 🙏😊

[@divyamohan437]

Thank you for your information...i was facing this problem. ..however i wish to clarifu whether powder vitamin D is to be given or liquid one aling with calcium .. my pigeon had PMV & broken beak so i am in a loss as to how much i should feed as it lays egg ...she is unable to digest wheat grain as she throws out but takes hard corn ....happy to read your article

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi divyamohan, i am sorry to read about your pigeon. I just give them a liquid vitamin called poultry nutridrench that has vit D in it. I just add it to their water to make it easy for them to get some. I hope your pigeon gets better.

[@bay9876]

I see a lot of Firewood in your near future. If you hand the ducks a saw they'd take those trees down by themselves if they could.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Bay, yeah I wish we could give them saws. 😂 We have 4 trees right there we need to get down. We trimmed up the tops and now just need to do it.

[@Epona52]

I would add that if you live at or above the 35th parallel, the rays of the sun are not direct enough for your body to produce Vit. D from about October to May, so people also should supplement with Vit. D - it's an essential element for your immune system, and likely contributes to the increase in flu, colds, etc. during the winter months, especially Jan-Feb-Mar.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks Julia, so true!

[@Epona52]

@@RenewedHomestead I was looking for you on Freesteading . . . got nothing when I searched Renewed Homestead; are you on there under another name?

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Julia, thank you! You reminded me to post on there. We are under Renewed Homestead, how weird. Let me see if I can find out what is happening.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Julia, did you check all under one word? Thanks

[@Epona52]

@@RenewedHomestead No, I made it two words . . . just checked, making it one word works! BTW, I moved west to Denver from Hendersonville about 11 years ago, then to Nebraska . . . but I loved western NC!

[@Atheib17]

Our free range blue polish chickens have laid no eggs after a month or two now after just starting egg production. Feed has been changed multiple time to improve it. The only thing we could come up with was this as well… they hide from the sun! It’s crazy the only ones we’ve ever had that avoided the sun. So we have to add it to their feed. We will be checking to see if they need more iron as well their skin around face isn’t as red as I think it should be…

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi amandatheiben17, wow, I have never heard of chickens avoiding the sun. I would definitely try vitamins as well. Good luck and I hope they start laying soon. How frustrating.

[@stephwalker-pn8nj]

Even humans need vit D to absorb calcium. 👍 hopefully adding vit D will help me as well thanks for your video

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi @stephwalker, great point. Many of us are low in vitamin D as well. Good luck and let us know how it goes. 🙂

[@thomasskrappy3250]

I will try this. I found one soft egg today. I usually let them out at 2 or 3 pm and they really are in the shade even when free ranging. Predators are a problem tho. Thank you

[@RenewedHomestead]

HI Thomas, let us know how it goes. Good luck!

[@cathyl4622]

For humans if you don't have enough vitamin d you cannot absorb calcium.

[@RenewedHomestead]

That is a great point! Thank you!

[@aninahuman2515]

Thank you. Can you please help us with the name of the plastic wire that you use and where we can buy it. Thanks

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi aninahuman, if you are referring to the electric netting we use to protect the ducks we get it from Premier1. We use the poultry netting. Here is a link to their poultry netting. www.premier1supplies.com/poultry/fencing.php Thanks and good luck. 😊

[@richardatlavenderhomestead3170]

Great advice thanks for sharing.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks Richard!

[@Vlogversity]

Hi! I have 2 6 month old black australorps. One started laying 2 weeks ago and has been a rockstar ever since! The other just started laying yesterday. The first egg was normal, small, but just like the other girls first eggs super hard shell and all and in the right spot in the nesting boxes! Today, I found a soft shelled egg out in their run no where near the nesting box which sort of concerned me. I then noticed her keep trying to nest where she let the soft shell egg out and actually got on video her letting out an egg with no shell at all! My other girl has been laying perfect with not one soft egg shell and an egg every day. They are the same breed, same age, and from the same place! Idk whether to be concerned or if it’s just her body getting used to laying? She is laying 2 weeks later than her sister I just hope it’s not a buildup or an egg bound situation? If she’s letting eggs go that wouldn’t mean egg bound right? She’s still eating, drinking, and everything normal. I don’t notice any penguin walking or lethargic-ness

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Matty, so sorry your chicken is dealing with that. I am not a vet. Just wanted to put that out there. Typically if they are egg bound they don’t lay at all. Does she have access to calcium or any other vitamins? Oftentimes that can be a lack of calcium or sometimes Vitamin D. Do you have oyster shells or black soldier fly larvae?

[@Vlogversity]

@@RenewedHomestead yes, both! I have been lacking a bit on the calcium but I do have grit and have just added extra. I’m gonna make sure they have continued access to thay just in case but trust me, they get loads of freeze dried black soldier fly larvae every day especially since I coax her with them when she starts up the egg song (she squawks when her sister is laying) I’m just confused Bc her sister has had perfect eggs for 2 weeks now since starting and now it’s day 2 of her laying and she is having issues. Thanks for your quick response!

[@RenewedHomestead]

@mattyhennac hi Matty, it can be difficult for sure. Put some oyster shells out for her and see if that helps. You can also feed her egg shells. What we do is rinse the egg shells after we use them, dry them and then we crush them up and feed them to the hens. It helps with calcium. You can also try poultry nutridrench and see if that helps. That is what I gave the ducks and it works great. You can find it on Chewy or in many farm stores. Her system may just be a bit different than her sisters. Good luck!

[@mcdaniellynda]

Thank you! Make sense. This is happening in March here in Michigan when predator birds are circling and they’re spending a lot of time hiding

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks, mcdaniellynda. Poor things. Aerial predators can be such a nuisance. Good luck!

[@beckkiemaiden1205]

Massive help been going through the same with give a try!!

[@RenewedHomestead]

Good luck! I know how frustrating that can be. 😊

[@trulylynn9941]

Thank you! You did a great job explaining the problem. My chickens are old but I have young chickens that are only 1 year old and the same problem. My chickens stay in the shade in their yard so I will fix that today. OMG I love you. I just started the nutri balancer as well.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you so much Truly Lynn for those kind words. They are deeply appreciated. Please let us know how your chickens do. God bless!

[@nexlevl6586]

I’ll try that, Vit D for Calcium absorption nice, thanks for sharing. Don’t take this the wrong way, but shorter vids are good, time is hard to come by lol

[@RenewedHomestead]

Let us know how it goes. Good luck.

[@Theweeze100]

I actually speed up my video playback to 1.25 or 1.50 on most informational videos. It could be that I grew up watching TV, or my reptile brain… But that is one solution for Watching longer videos. 😊

[@Nexus.Gaming.V11]

is it fertile when its soft

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi, I wouldn’t think so, and if it was it wouldn’t last long because the duckling wouldn’t be protected. 😔

[@Nexus.Gaming.V11]

​@@RenewedHomestead Oh, you are right. It started stinking so i sadly had to throw it away. I really had my hopes that it will hatch one day... Sucks. Do you know where i can get a fertile egg?

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi suheybskaperAmy, depending on the type of ducks you want I would look on Craigslist or at a hatchery near you. Many people are selling hatching eggs this time of year. Good luck!

[@mssqmac]

Great video. We had several soft eggs and I figured it was the lack of sunlight. We intentionally built the chicken coop under trees for shade and because I can see them from the deck. I am working on changing their diet and may trim a few branches from the trees.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi mssqmac, thank you! That Poultry Nutridrench helped a lot. Good luck!

[@mssqmac]

@@RenewedHomestead I’ll try that. Thank you mentioning what worked for you!

[@RenewedHomestead]

We all learn together. 😊

[@justtom1820]

Very interesting! Great work!

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks Justtom!

[@worththewait8349]

thank you so much! I am having the same problem, likely due to the terrible wet summer we've had.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi NeverSayNeverFarm & Wellness. I hope it works. It has done wonders for our ducks. Let us know how it goes. 🙂

[@Musicwarmsmysoul]

Do sucks produce vitamin D like we do or do they need to get it from their diet?

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Esther, my understanding is they get it like we do: through our bodies from the sun and through diet. Hope that helps.

[@hamigowhar7136]

Can u plz name the syrup for treatment of vitamin D for chicken

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi, we use poultry nutridrench, but you could use another if it has vitamin D. 🙂

[@Cridezzz93]

Having this issues right now with our hens! Bought the liquid vitamins, hopeful it works

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Cridezzz93, leu us know how it goes! 🙂

[@yasiriqbal3964]

My free range chicken only one them give softshell egg.. worst thing is she lays egg out side one the walk

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi, ugh, I hate when they do that, but at least the egg isn’t breaking in the nesting box. 🙂 Good luck and I hope she started laying normal eggs again. 🙂

[@yasiriqbal3964]

@@RenewedHomestead i hope so. I will start tht vit d deficency treatment tomorrow. I have 60 chicken same age but different breed only this is doing this. I hope she will gt better soon

[@RenewedHomestead]

@yasiriqbal3964 🙏🙏

[@hollytownson726]

What is the name of vitamins for ducks?

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Holly, it is Poultry Nutridrench.

[@sloanehodge6065]

Thank you for the great information. I love how they went straight to the pond.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Sloan, thanks. They absolutely love the pond. 😂

[@kimlucero4630]

Your ducks are adorable!!!

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks so much Kim. They are ridiculous, in a good way. 😂

[@ElaineWhite-cn4fp]

Link to the liquid vitamin d

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Elaine, I put in the description. It is called Poultry Nutribalancer. Thanks.

[@ladyryan902]

I just luv you guys. You are one smart lady 😄 my girls did this n calcium didn't work. I moved the run fence into the middle of the yard no shade I also added rooster booster with vit d vit a n vit e..1x week I used liquid vitamins in the water n I pull grass n flowers thrown in their run..it worked..i still use the liquid vitamins..

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank h

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you lady ryan. We love you! You are amazing! So many people would not think of that. I was looking at the rooster juice. Do you know anything about Layer Booster? I heard that was good as well. Thank you!!!

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you lady ryan. We love you! You are amazing! So many people would not think of that. I was looking at the rooster juice. Do you know anything about Layer Booster? I heard that was good as well. Thank you!!!

[@ladyryan902]

Lol ok I didn't know about either of these but ' rooster juice' searches as n acid substance taken out of a rooster comb n used as injections for arthritis..eww lol n the greenie meanies want to get rid of animals..anyway the layer boost looks like good mineral. I just got rooster booster from tractor supply to help with stress n loose shells. I will add that I make teas from my oregano n parsley n rosemary n soak their food in some once a week n if I'm being lazy I sprinkle powdered garlic on the food..they get different tastes...my chicken farmer friend says selenium is soft shells..😄rooster juice😄 I'm definitely diving down that rabbit hole lol

[@RenewedHomestead]

That is a great name for them, greenie meanies! They have all gone insane. Eww, the rooster juice sounds gross! I just started an herb course to become a certified herbalist for humans and animals. I know garlic and rosemary are really good for chickens. I am really excited to learn more. I haven’t used the parsley, I will try to add some of that as well. Thank you. 🙂

[@77lases]

So interesting! Thanks for sharing :)

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you!

[@middleway1885]

Fluffy cat!!

[@RenewedHomestead]

That is Frankie, our adorable and friendly barn cat. 🙂

[@empresskimberly4410]

Thanks for the info❤

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks Empress Kimberly! 😊

[@MeanOldLady]

I give my chickens D3-K2 (2 capsules per bag of feed) until winter or they won't get their rest from egg laying & that stresses them out a bit. I also add 1/8 cup of moringa powder per bag of feed every other refill time. They always have eggshells & oyster shells available.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you MeanOldLady. The moringa powder is a great idea as well. 🙂

[@highroad3580]

Great help!

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you High Road!

[@Ronnie500]

Thank you

[@RenewedHomestead]

Let us know how it goes. 😊

[@Ronnie500]

@@RenewedHomestead I have a Collard Dove.. I took your advise! And she just laid a Hard Shelled egg!! Thank you again!! :)

[@RenewedHomestead]

@Ronnie500 hi Ronnie500! That is wonderful! Woot! 😊🙏

[@akmoore8able]

Definitely going to try this, thank you!

[@RenewedHomestead]

HI Ashley, great. Let us know how it goes.

[@toddbertram6556]

Gets to it at 3 minutes. Vitamin D is her conclusion

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Todd, if you don’t like it don’t watch. Go to another channel. No reason to be rude.

[@toddbertram6556]

@@RenewedHomestead not being rude, just a breakdown and getting the info out quick. I've got a hen down and she has a large soft egg u can't extract. Soft enough it isn't causing a total blockage but she isn't trying to express it. Me being rude would include something rude in my comment. Sometimes people come for information only, not to be entertained.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Todd, the way you worded your comment did not sound like a friendly comment. I hope your hen gets better and you found out what her issue is.

[@toddbertram6556]

@@RenewedHomestead no worries, it is not uncommon for people to timestamp in the comments when there is information in a video. KZbin has become such a forum for research as well as all its other attributes that my post was more intended to inform other viewers more than any type of comments to you as the video producer, ha. I meant no insult and thank you for the added information. It has been so many days with this bird that it can't be an egg bound bird. I think she has a large ovarian tumor. Im afraid to get my hands dirty, and that is all I can conclude through palpation and 'other means of exploration' it is what it is, the statistics are high, but it's my first bird with this affliction.

[@RenewedHomestead]

We appreciate it, thank you. I didn’t even think of adding in a time stamp option in the comments. That is a good idea. It is tough when you have a sick chicken and don’t know what is wrong. It took me a while to figure out it was vitamin D for our duck. Everything I read kept stating a calcium issue, but that was the first thing we addressed. Prayers for you and the chicken. 🙏