Are shell less eggs normal for new layers??

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

I have oystershell out and started them on layer food when she laid her first egg (which was a perfect hard shelled egg). Is it normal to lay a normal one and than lay a soft shelled one? I can't believe these soft shell ones come out NOT SMOOSHED! LOL The egg inside was perfect...perfect little yolk too

 

[debilorrah]

From everything I have read on here, it is normal for them to plop out a few shelless eggs.

 

[Michigan Chickman]

I could always tell when a new girl was starting to lay because I'd get a couple soft shells even though I had oyster shell out as well

It seems normal to me. Mine are RIRs.

 

[holliewould]

Yea same as debiraymond said, that's what I hear around here too. I haven't seen one yet, and I ain't looking forward to it. I walk into the coop while banging the sides with a stick(snakes), then squint my eyes hoping for a normal egg. I'm sure when it happens though I will be totally caught off guard. I can say that I've had a couple of double yolkers that were a bit soft to the touch on the pointed end.

Heebie jeebies.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i have had shell-less eggs, with just the membranes from new layers. And then on occasion, for no particular reason, someone will spurt one out. Malfunction in the production line.

 

[Attack Chicken]

I just got a shell-less today from one of my white leghorn pullets which have been laying for over a month

 

[vtchickenlady]

I got a shell-less one today too. I think its coming from a new layer (not sure who) cause she did it on a poop pile. I just noticed that hubby took out all the fake eggs yesterday. But, we still have some new layers (about 2 left). Should I put them back or will they see the others on the nest and learn from them?

 

[vtchickenlady]

Wow, that sounded dumb. What I meant to say was will they see the other chickens on the nest and learn from them or should I put the fake eggs back.

 

[Attack Chicken]

It could help...but i don't know because I never used fake eggs for my two pullets. They just seen the nest box and laid in there.

 

[Lady Dre]

My hen has been laying for two months now. She lays normal eggs five days a week. Then one day a week she will lay a normal egg and follwed by one to two shell less ones a few hours later. After that she takes a day off and lays nothing. This has been a normal pattern for the last month and a half. I started to get concerned but reading others messages has made me feel better!