I found what might be an answer to your question at
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/19/flatsided-eggs :
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Eggs are said to be flat-sided when part of the shell is flattened or indented. Often the adjoining part of the shell is wrinkled.
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Sounds like she's in shock or grieving. I lost 4 hens to a neighbor's dog and my 3 surviving hens did almost the same thing as your pullet. For several days they just stayed in the coop/run not making a sound and hardly moved at all, my rooster had his eyes closed most of the time. It was...
I had six chicks hatch on Wednesday, all are thriving in their brooder, except I noticed that one chick scoots on it's belly. It's legs are underneath as if it's resting, it can move them, but it doesn't walk, it just scoots as it flaps its wings. I noticed that it's off balance and the joints...
I enjoy the Crested Polish, they have a sweet personality with a gentle disposition. Mine are quite docile, allowing me to pick them up with no hassles. Due to the large crest on their heads, they have poor or limited vision, I find myself trimming the feathers on their crest back every couple...
My broody hen accidentally stepped on one of her eggs, it has a small hole in it, when I candled the egg, I saw the chick move inside and through the little hole, when I shined a flashlight through it, I saw a wing and foot. I put the egg in my incubator, my question is what can I do about the...
Most likely he would fertilize the eggs. I have a Bantam Rooster, all my hens are larger than he is & I have Orpingtons, Dominiques, Barred Rocks & RIR hens. All the eggs have hatched & some of the chicks are small with feathered feet (like the rooster) and some of the chicks are large like...
I give my flock suet blocks but I buy the one in high fat for winter and the berry one for summer, which I crumble and mix in their scratch. They seem to eat all of it, it took a couple of tries but once the hen in highest pecking order started to eat it, then they all wanted it. With winter...
I talk to the chickens all the time and many of them hold incomprehensible discussions with me. Here I'm saying, "Hey, sweetie, how are you today? You've got a feather sideways, did you know that?" And the hen in question goes, "Bok? Bok bok bok. Bok. Bok bok." If I'm busy, somebody will...
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Hey! I've got her twin living with our flock! She will ALWAYS rush to the patio door when she sees us come out, she'll trample over others to be the first to get a treat. She'll also make a cooing sound at the door begging for treats when the others are all free ranging. If I'm...