Hi there,
I've had flocks of chickens previously, but luckily no problems like this one. I have a brand new flock, all were chicks hatched March or later of this year. There are 10 total, 1 each of mixed breeds (barred rock, ameracauna, brahma, faverolle, Rhode Island red, welsummer, etc) My cuckoo maran just started laying this week. So far, some nice smallish dark brown eggs that seem healthy in every way. Today we went to the egg box and found a brown/reddish gooey mess in the box and pretty large paper thin shell all crumpled up. It's the wrong color to be the Maran's (hers are very dark), and much bigger than the one's she has been laying. So, I'm wondering... What's up with that?! Is one of my chickens sick? Is it an egg problem that will persist? Is it contagious? Thanks in advance, peeps!
