Egg half hard and half soft

[Naptownsurfgirl]

I have 7 chickens and for two days it was runny liquid in their bedding. Just in 2 spots so maybe two chickens.
Yesterday I gave them egg shells.

This morning I found a half hard and half soft egg that had not broken yet and gone into the bedding.

Has anyone had this happen? I read about Vent Gleat and didn't check for that yet. Could it just be a calcium deficiency?

Thanks for any knowledge or experience you have. This is my first time having chickens and they were given to us with our new home.

 

[junebuggena]

Have they just started laying?

 

[Lyons Den]

How old are the chickens? Are they on a calcium fortified food? For egg shells to be strong, they do need calcium high food and having oyster shells added is always a good thing. Good Luck.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Could it just be a calcium deficiency?

most likely. Try some ground oyster shells, egg maker feed.

 

[Naptownsurfgirl]

Have they just started laying?

no they are a couple years old

 

[Naptownsurfgirl]

Thank you - I am trying the oyster shells now too

 

[Naptownsurfgirl]

How old are the chickens? Are they on a calcium fortified food? For egg shells to be strong, they do need calcium high food and having oyster shells added is always a good thing. Good Luck.

I think 2 years old - maybe 3 - I will feed them oyster shells And will look at the food- I am feeing them an organic feed from Modesto farms- a crumble feed and I throw in scratch every now and then. and Meal worms

 

[junebuggena]

When they are just starting to go into molt, and their egg production systems are starting to shut down for the winter, you can get some really funky eggs.

 

[Naptownsurfgirl]

Thanks !! All is better now so hopefully just a combo of lack of calcium and molting