I have a Buff Orpington who already laid her egg this morning, a normal hard-shelled egg. Tonight I went out to close the coop and watched her lay an egg that only had a membrane, turn around and start eating it. I have seen a few of these eggs in the coop before but wasn't sure who was laying...
I have been raising chickens for one year. We started out with four chicks and got through winter. In early spring an owl killed 3 of them, now we have 4 more laying hens, and 3 new chicks. I am learning a lot! I live in the Adirondacks, upstate New York.
I have a Buff Orpington who already laid her egg this morning, a normal hard-shelled egg. Tonight I went out to close the coop and watched her lay an egg that only had a membrane, turn around and start eating it. I have seen a few of these eggs in the coop before but wasn't sure who was laying...