soft eggs

  1. sophielophiemophiepophie

    Lethargic and soft-egg laying hen

    Hi! I have a 2 year old buff orpington hen and in the recent weeks shes lost a significant amount of weight and has a loss of appetite. I don’t think its sourcrop; her crop nor breath smell and her crop isn’t swollen — its actually very small and squishy (maybe because she isnt eating?). Shes...
  2. matthennessy

    Pullet laying rubber and liquid egg?

    Hi all I have 2 black australorps, the first, alice, has been laying since 2 weeks ago and hasn’t had a single issue. We get an egg from her almost every day and never had a soft shell or shell-less egg from her. Her sister, Gladys just started laying yesterday. We got a perfect pullet egg with...
  3. M

    20 Wk Hen Multiple Soft Shelled Eggs Per Day

    Detailed numerical questions from the sticky listed at the bottom. Issue is our 20 week old Sapphire Gem is having really odd laying problems. We thought perhaps it was numerous chickens but finally caught her laying 3 soft eggs in one day recently. She acts normal outside of randomly laying...
  4. K

    Chickens laying (and possibly pooping) soft eggs

    Good morning, Coming to you with some soft shelled eggs being layed under the roost bars - and potentially one this morning that was passed with droppings? (Photos included). My girls are about 6 months old and 6 or 7 out of 11 have been laying since mid November, always in the nesting boxes...
  5. F

    Rhode Island Red hen soft eggs and molting

    Hi there! So I’ve done a ton of reading online and I really can’t find a solution to my problem. So I have a Rhode Island Red hen that will be two this June. She has been a wonderful egg layer, she laid an egg almost everyday through winter even though she has been missing feathers on her back...
  6. Coddled eggs

    Soft or mottled eggs

    One of our 2 chickens has been laying mottled then soft eggs. We’ve tried meal worms and oyster shells crushed small. Any other ideas?
  7. H

    Soft eggs—not intact

    Hello, I keep finding eggs like this in their poop sand box (under the roosts) and this weekend we had to pull remnants of one out of one of the hens vents. Is there a reason for this? She is young and maybe new at laying (I’m not sure which of the younger ladies are laying—haven’t had a full...
  8. H

    Hen Laying Soft Eggs

    I’ve tried adding oyster shells! I have one hen of four whose eggs continue to be soft on the narrow end and occasionally, the whole egg is soft. This has been an ongoing problem for months. I allow them to free range, but tried stopping to make sure the hens were eating only their calcium...
  9. A

    Soft eggs

    We have a two year old calico princess who has been laying soft eggs. Yesterday, the egg broke inside her, and she laid the shell separately and over time expelled the yolk and white. She seems very healthy other than this, is very active and showing no signs of stress. She lays 2-3 times per...
  10. M

    Egg Quality Issues

    I’ve had some problems with egg quality in my flock recently, and am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. First, one of my ameraucanas started laying eggs with lots of calcium deposits on top a few months ago (I haven’t actually seen anyone lay, but I’m 99% sure it’s her). She’s...
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    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  11. amynw

    Chicken is just dropping out soft eggs?

    Hello, I have a 21 week old Midnight Majesty Maran along with 12 other assorted chickens. Theyve been laying for a few weeks now. Recently, I have watched her have 3 soft eggs. When I say she has them, she just drops them out. Whatever shes doing, they just drop out. She doesnt squak and make...
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    • chicken egg egg abnormalities egg behavior layers laying laying behavior midnight black majestic marans soft eggs yolk
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  12. C

    Droopy and lethargic chicken

    Mabel is super lethargic today and is looking pretty droopy. She didn’t greet me nor did she run for treats like usual. She laid a really soft egg a few days ago and hasn’t laid since. She’s about 25 weeks old and is usually sweet and outgoing. What could be wrong?
  13. KittyKat8828

    Duck not laying and soft shells

    I have a slight issue one of my ducks is not laying and possibly responsible for some soft shells I have seen around the yard. I don't know who it is but they are on layer feed and have oyster shell in a separate food bowl. All of my ducks are around 2-3 years old and there is one drake for 3...
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    • no egg no eggs soft eggs soft shell eggs
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. N

    New laying chickens

    Good morning everyone! I have been raising chicks...now 6 weeks old, but I was given 5 hens and 1 rooster a few days ago. The first day they were here I received 1 egg which was really exciting and in perfect condition. Two days ago I was in the run and saw one of the hens squat down and lay...
  15. marxrab

    Duck Laying Soft Eggs No Matter What I've Changed

    Hi all, Here is my problem. I have six ducks: one male and five females. Three ladies and my male are Black Swedish, one female is Pekin, and one female is Khaki Campbell. All of my girls are laying eggs fine except for my Khaki Campbell. It's been three months now that I've gotten only soft...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  16. L

    Silkie down and just laid a soft-shelled egg

    Hi All, This morning I found my 5 year old silkie lying down inside the coop. I took her out, but she refused to stand. I placed her in a comfortable shaded spot with some pellets and water nearby. A few hours later, she produced a soft-shelled egg with a yolk. She is drinking and her head is...
  17. S

    Young chicken laid two eggs without shells in the same night

    The title says a lot of it, but this morning I had to go feed my chickens earlier than usual, and I found our only chicken currently laying standing outside, alone, even though it is very cold out. Next to her were these two eggs, laid only with membranes, no shells. This is very unusual...
  18. T

    Soft eggs

    We have 10 26-week old hens (several breeds). About 6 have been laying consistently for about 5 weeks and the others have been laying for about 3-4 weeks. We cannot for the life of us, figure out which hen is laying soft eggs. Last week one hen laid two soft eggs in a 30 min timeframe while free...
  19. amandauc09

    Multiple Eggs and Soft Shells

    Hello, I have three hens (2 black sex links and 1 golden comet) that are 5 months old, one started laying in early July and the other two just started in August. The hen in question has only been laying for about two weeks now. She is one of the black sex links and her first egg was pretty...
  20. BarryTheBold

    Strange Soft Eggs for the Month?! Has anyone else experienced anything similar? Thanks!!

    My 1.25 yr old Amerucana has been laying soft eggs for the last month or so? I feed them fermented organic grains (Scratch n Peck Layer) and they have oyster shell available. This is the second time I’ve gotten an egg like this though. With the part of a second egg attached. Is it beyond just a...
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