Can chickens lay a yolk?

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I have 13 hens. Every so often, one of my nests will be covered in yolk. No remnants of any shell, no cracked eggs. Just a yolk in the nest. Why would this be happening? I've never figured out who is laying it. Thanks!
 
Usually that's a sign of egg eating. They usually consume the shell and leave what appears to be just yolk, so I think that's what you are seeing. If an egg gets cracked or broken it will get eaten to clean up the nest, but it's impossible for them to consume everything.
 

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