Chicken Laying Oddly Huge Eggs

[CrazyChickains]

 

[CrazyChickains]

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We have 3 hens. This winter, one stopped laying entirely, one is laying pullet sized eggs, and one is laying HUGE eggs that just keep getting bigger. I'm not worried about the other two but I'm worried she'll get eggbound. They are a bit over a year old. And they are just backyard mutts.

 

[CrazyChickains]

We have 3 hens. This winter, one stopped laying entirely, one is laying pullet sized eggs, and one is laying HUGE eggs that just keep getting bigger. I'm not worried about the other two but I'm worried she'll get eggbound. They are a bit over a year old. And they are just backyard mutts.

A few more things to add, we have had no double yolks, her eggs were typically light brown but as they're getting larger are getting lighter in color. And the streaks aren't dirt or poop, they're like stretch marks that got covered with extra calcium.

 

[CrazyChickains]

A few more things to add, we have had no double yolks, her eggs were typically light brown but as they're getting larger are getting lighter in color. And the streaks aren't dirt or poop, they're like stretch marks that got covered with extra calcium.

Sorry forgot one thing. She and all the others are acting completely normal.

 

[Mrs. K]

If a bird is acting normal, bright eyed, eating and laying - don't worry. There really is nothing you can do, and she seems to be doing this just fine.

Mrs K

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Theres nothing much you can do to help her, but just keep an eye on her in case she gets egg-bound.
This article is very helpful in cases of egg-binding: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/egg-binding-symptoms-treatment-and-prevention.66978/

Good luck!