Eggs without shell

3dogcp

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11 Years
May 1, 2013
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I have a silkie chicken that is laying an egg on her roosting bar at night. It has no shell, just yolk and the white. I'm not even sure which one it is. What could cause this. They get oyester shell and their shells crushed up. I started give vitamins in their water, but noticed they hardly ate with the vitamins in the water so stopped that
 
I have a silkie chicken that is laying an egg on her roosting bar at night. It has no shell, just yolk and the white. I'm not even sure which one it is. What could cause this. They get oyester shell and their shells crushed up. I started give vitamins in their water, but noticed they hardly ate with the vitamins in the water so stopped that
How old is she?

I'd give her Calcium Citrate+D3 once daily for a week. See if the shell quality improves.
Just pull down on the wattles to open the beak and pop the pill in and let her swallow.

What do you feed, including treats?
 
If she’s a new layer, I get one like that sometimes. If not, I would do what @Wyorp Rock suggests.

Silkies are prone to vitamin deficiencies so if they won’t drink the water with the vitamins in it, try using half dose. Don’t give up because they need this, and if they’re thirsty, they’ll drink it.
 

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