They do steal our hearts!! I never thought I would get so attached to them be now I started building a fodder system so they would be happy and have greens in the winter!!! I also have Pekin ducks, African geese, Muscovy ducks and turkeys with the chickens.
I agree with above. New layers or old layers sometimes glitch and lay rubber eggs or just the whites and yolk. I havw found it normal in young pullets or old hens