Found an egg white in coop?

[mnied01]

One of my hens just laid 4 eggs over the last few days. Today no egg but when cleaning the run some I found what looked like an egg white. No yolk. Should I be concerned?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Are you talking about a soft rubbery egg or an actual blob of egg white. Most will lay an occasional soft shell or small egg with no yolk, this is normal.

 

[mnied01]

It was just a blob of clear jelly/egg white texture

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I guess I wouldn't worry unless you see something more, though I don't think there's anything you can do about, are you sure she didn't drop the egg in the run and proceed to eat it, that's possible as well.

 

[aart]

Sometimes a soft eggs gets laid then most of it gets eaten leaving the white mess behind.
Not unusual in new layers.