| Show mentions some causes of soft shelled eggs A number of things may cause hens to lay soft shelled eggs among which are fright close inbreeding and diseases like fowl pox and hens that are too fat may lay soft shelled eggs egg s the egg simply slipping through layers of fat too quickly to allow the shell to form excessive feeding of mangels or cabbage which causes looseness of the bowels may result in the appearance of many poor shelled eggs but the chief cause of soft s shelled eggs acco according arding t to 0 an authority in hi the missouri farmer is a low assimilation of lime by the layers the lime may be available in the form of oyster sheU and still this will happen the oyster sheU may become covered with dirt and hence be unappetizing ap pet izing or vitamin D may be deficient which does not allow a proper assimilation it is a good plan to keep the oyster sheU fresh stir it daily or sprinkle some over the m mash ash so as to stimulate consumption and then make sure that the laying mash contains at least 2 per cent cod liver oil so as to insure a proper supply of vitamin D hard grit should also be available at all times it is important to guard against soft shelled eggs because it encourages the egg eating habit which is so expensive when eggs are h high ig h in price |
