Egg with no shell?!?

[sevenchickens]

This morning, earlier than usual, there was an egg in the nesting box with no shell (but intact membrane). Has anyone ever seen this? Is it indicative of a mineral deficiency? My girls are out on pasture, have oyster shell and quality feed...

 

[ibpboo]

I have seen this. Sometimes it just happens. Especially if the hen is young. I don't know why. Not every egg can be perfect.
Any one else have any ideas?

 

[barnwife]

I had a hen a coulpe years back that did this once a month like clockwork.

inspect carefully. If the egg has any other signs of being off...blood spots, foul-ish discharges on it, or the hen herself has something looks like it might be sickness...cull or fix it. It can be a sign of BAD disease ...the flock-killing kind.


Some hens just do it every now and then.

Who knows why? Enjoy, they DO taste just like the rest...just not as long a shelf life aas regular eggs.

 

[countrybum]

Usually that is the hens first egg. Most of the time they eat it and you dont get the chance to see it. I have found numerous when the young start laying. Especially when they have not been moved to the coop yet.

 

[Kim_NC]

I usually some shelless eggs everytime a new group of pullets start to lay. It usually clears up quickly as their bodies adjust to laying. Make sure they have oyster shell or another calcium source available.

 

[KattyKillFish]

yeah, as said before it just happens sometimes, even in wild birds.

i still always ate the shell-less ones. they taste the same but you gotta poke 'em with a knife or something to get the good stuff out.