Egg eating or soft shells?

[haemony]

UPDATE:

After perusing the forums, seems this is pretty normal and happens frequently. I definitely have two layers because I just got another perfect egg. Another hen must have laid the soft shelled egg that I found in the run. So one hens is laying perfect hard shelled eggs in the nest box and the other is laying soft shelled eggs just randomly wherever. They are not eating them. The first one was just spilled.

 

[gritsar]

That's good news for you.

 

[sourland]

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X 2 Gather up the soft shelled eggs so that they don't develop the 'egg eating' habit. Sometimes early in the process or after a molt hens will lay soft shelled eggs. Given an adequate diet and calcium source, her eggs should become more firm.

 

[ginbart]

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Yep your right it is normal. I once watched a hen squating down and was wondering what is she doing when out comes a soft shelled egg. It was funny watching her.

 

[haemony]

I've been removing the eggs right away. I have to hunt for the soft ones though.