Bad eggs

[oakenhawk]

Every day I get one egg with a very thin shell
Usually it's broken in the nest. It's a pullet I think. Any idea what is causing this to happen? They are eating a complete feed. Is it a bad chicken?

 

[sourland]

Sometimes it indicates a chronic reproductive tract problem at others it is a temporary situation at either the start or end of a laying cycle.

 

[TwentyOneChickens]

I have a hen that lays eggs with flecks on the shell like that and thin shells. Her eggs are very small but they don't float and they are edible.

Just make sure you're feeding her cracked oyster shells.

 

[Sweet_Chickies1018]

I am having this same issue with one of my hens!

I have 3 hens. 2 of them are laying (one of them is not, but I'm not sure which). I have an Americauna, a Barred Rock, and a Wyandotte. The Wyandotte is 2 years old, the other hens are 1.5 years. We had been getting 2-3 eggs a day until about 2 weeks ago. The Americauna is still laying almost daily; I know this because her eggs are blue. One of the other 2 hens is laying an egg about every other day & the egg shell is so thin, it's usually broken when I go to check, or breaks when I pick it up.

If it's diet, why isn't the Americauna affected? Her eggs are normal.

The hens get free range around my fenced-in yard, have plenty of space in their laying box, eat the same feed/table scraps, and all 3 are acting normal/nothing out of the ordinary.

Any tips to get the other 2 laying normally again?