Crop issue?

[Pugsiehens]

I have a hen with the same problem not emptying goin to try liquid paraffin tommorow.

 

[Mis pollitos]

Hi Wyorp Rock! (Wish I had a real name to go with it....)
The most recent news is that the oyster shell arrived on Monday & I put it out for them right away. On Wed there was another egg under the roost, this one had a shell, albeit a soft shell. Since then nothing, that I know of, as the eggs are all the same color. Until the Olive Egger starts....thank you SO much for all of your assistance!

Hello again! I posted this on another page too, but thought I'd check with you as well. Found these in one of the nesting boxes this afternoon. There are only 4 chickens, so this would indicate that all 4 laid...only one is an olive egger (and as far as I know she hadn't laid yet) and her egg would have a greenish shell, right? Since I was having the issues with the soft shells the Wyandotte has started laying, I assume that she was having the issues. So far nothing from the olive egger. What is really wierd is the "stem" sticking out to the end of the egg...looked like it could have been picked off a tree, like an apple. the medium brown egg looks to me like it was pecked and broken. (I better start checking them more than a couple of times a day!) I cracked the egg in question to see how things looked inside. That's the 2nd picture. Any ideas?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

That "stem" is probably where the shell was twisted in the shell gland, sometimes shells can be a bit odd.
I would just wait and see if there's more like that.

As for the Olive Egger - my understanding is the egg *should* have a green tint, but depends on the source of the bird.

What pullet (breed) do you think is laying the darkest egg in the photo?

 

[Mis pollitos]

I thought it was the Wyandotte, having seen her go into the nesting box for a good portion of time & then went out & found a similar egg. But now I have no idea since I can't distinguish between the Wyandotte & the Olive Egger

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I thought it was the Wyandotte, having seen her go into the nesting box for a good portion of time & then went out & found a similar egg. But now I have no idea since I can't distinguish between the Wyandotte & the Olive Egger

You may have to go camp out and watch to see who lays what LOL

It's been a while since I had any Wyandottes, but I don't remember having any eggs that dark from them.
You have a Buff Orpington right? (post #1 photo) she would likely have laid the light pinkish/brown egg (top right in your egg photo). My thinking is the 2 bottom eggs are from the Wyandottes and the darkest egg is from the Olive Egger. I am not a breed or genetics expert so couldn't tell you why the egg is not "greenish".

 

[Mis pollitos]

You may have to go camp out and watch to see who lays what LOL

It's been a while since I had any Wyandottes, but I don't remember having any eggs that dark from them.
You have a Buff Orpington right? (post #1 photo) she would likely have laid the light pinkish/brown egg (top right in your egg photo). My thinking is the 2 bottom eggs are from the Wyandottes and the darkest egg is from the Olive Egger. I am not a breed or genetics expert so couldn't tell you why the egg is not "greenish".

I have a camera in the coop, so I know for sure the first eggs (for a couple of weeks, actually) were from the Buff Orpington (yep, the really light brown) and the Australorp. I haven't been able to catch either of the other 2 "in the act", so don't know. Only assumed that it was the Wyandotte since it wasn't green. Last night I did a little research and found that the Olive Egger's eggs can also be dark brown over the green. I am now watching much more carefully, hoping to be able to pin it down. Thanks again for your time.