2 Hens, 5 Eggs

[travifive]

Do you have a light in your coop?

 

[MrsCamping]

No, but half of it is covered with chicken wire (the other half with a roof) so that they get sunlight. The last few days have been unusually hot (like in the 90s).

 

[sarahswank]

here is my theory on how that happened.
two days before you had 5 eggs: you collected two eggs that were layed in the morning. because of summer coming and warmer weather and just various thing lining up right, both of the chickens had a short cycle and layed a second egg that evening.

The day before the 5 eggs: you maybe only collected two eggs that were both actually layed the evening before (your chickens did not yet lay for the day.)

Later in the day they both lay eggs

The day you collected five: both hens managed to lay an egg before you came to collect, one of those hens was still experianceing weirdness with her cycle and actually released a second egg yolk with the last one, her body did the usual albumin and membrane, but because she already layed today, that particular egg did not get a shell put on it properly. She also layed this rubber egg before you collected.

Likely tommorrow you will be back to only one or two eggs.

 

[MrsCamping]

That makes complete sense! It also explains why the shells were lighter in color and thinner (less time in the body). They each laid one egg today, as usual, but still light in color and thinly shelled. I expect everything will be back to normal tomorrow.