Abnormal egg

[ColtonR]

One of my hens is laying an egg with a soft spot and also has some rough texture to it. Unsure if that us calcium deposits. It also has very little color. It's almost completely white when normally a greenish color.

 

[ColtonR]

Don't mind the shaving stuck to it.

 

[Kiki]

What exactly do you feed and how old is this bird?

 

[ColtonR]

Same hen different day

 

[ColtonR]

What exactly do you feed and how old is this bird?

It will be a year old in February. Free range all time with constant access to Dumar 16% layer pellet

 

[Kiki]

It will be a year old in February. Free range all time with constant access to Dumar 16% layer pellet

Any treats?
Any illness...bubbly eyes, coughing?

 

[ColtonR]

A few more close up

 

[sourland]

I'd provide a supplemental calcium source. The bird may be about to take a break in her laying cycle - this sometimes results in a weakening of egg shells.

 

[ColtonR]

Any treats?
Any illness...bubbly eyes, coughing?

Some scratch grain and maybe some scraps here and there but very little. And I have eleven hens so I'm unsure exactly which one it is so far but I did hear one make some unusual noises that may be the coughing

 

[Kiki]

Some scratch grain and maybe some scraps here and there but very little. And I have eleven hens so I'm unsure exactly which one it is so far but I did hear one make some unusual noises that may be the coughing

Too much treats..which would be more than one tablespoon full worth of scratch or scraps per day per bird could cause thin shells.
Certain respiratory disease can too.

Stop all treats for a few weeks and see if this continues.


Can you get a video of the sound the one is making?