Dry egg shells

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One of my hens lays a dry almost gritty egg shell - not smooth like the others. Other than that it’s a beautiful yoke and taste great!

Anyone know what causes this? They all eat the same feed. Thank you for your input.
 
One of my hens lays a dry almost gritty egg shell - not smooth like the others. Other than that it’s a beautiful yoke and taste great!

Anyone know what causes this? They all eat the same feed. Thank you for your input.
Do you mean matte instead of glossy?
Some birds just lay that way, it may change in time, or not.
 
I'm not sure what causes it, but I have one 2 year old hen who alternates between rough and smooth egg shells. She will lay several smooth ones, then lay a few rough ones and they will switch back to smooth. She has done this since she started laying. Other than her shells, she seems completely normal and acts like all my other chickens, so we don't really worry about it🤷‍♀️
 

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