BackYard Chickens

So, about 6 weeks ago my Sussex hen went broody on me. I've never gone through this, so with much excitement I set her with the days eggs. I wasn't sure anything would really happen, but 3 weeks later we have 3 of the cutest little fluff balls! To my surprise though, just a couple of days before my Sussex hens eggs were due to hatch I had another hen go broody. So, after a few days we set her with some eggs. Her eggs should be hatching any time now. So last night I go out to...

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Pic by @wildpeas With approximately 2% of eggs laid by hens not quite making "egg box quality", chances are most of us at some point put our hands in a nest box and went "What the ?!?!?!!" Or worse, cracked an egg into the frying pan... This week I would like to see and hear about when your hens got egg laying very wrong. Be it multiple yolkers, soft shelled eggs, or unidentifiable offerings. What did you get, what is "normal" and when do you start worrying? For a complete list of our...