INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Chicken farms in northern Indiana are reporting “egg drop syndrome,” a disease characterized by soft-shelled and shell-less eggs from otherwise apparently healthy chickens.

There are three common causes of soft-shelled and shell-less eggs in chicken. The most common cause is the lack of Calcium in the hen’s diet. A tremendous amount of Calcium is used to form each ...

Sometimes, you open up your carton of eggs and you may notice one egg in particular has a few wrinkles or folds in the shell.

Just when you think your chickens are done being freeloaders, there are a bunch of food changes and supplements to consider. Up until 20 weeks, chicks are considered to be in the grower/starter stage.