Egg laid inside out

[keechoo]

One of my Rhode Island Reds (who I am assuming was the runt of the litter as far as eggs go) laid her very first "egg". I went into the coop and found an egg without a shell. The yolk of the egg was surrounding the white of the egg which means the white was the center. (Sorry, I don't know the correct terms of the parts of an egg.)

Anyone know what is going on with her?

Thank you!

 

[LoneCowboy]

They do weird things when they are just starting out. Sometimes their timing isn't quite right. Give her some time for her body to get going right.

 

[sunnychooks]

LoneCowboy is right! Sometimes it takes a little while before the egg-laying mechanism is synchronized. I've had eggs without shells and I had one egg that was only a yolk with a membrane around it!!! Give her time and she'll be fine. Congrats on your first egg!!!