Egg without shell

[Afors]

So this last week we finally had all of our EE from April laying! They all have laid a few eggs over the last ten days or so. And then out if the blue we got one the other day that was just a membrane. They’re eating a flock raiser with oyster shell mixed into the food (very lightly) and oyster shell as free choice as well. I’m thinking that because they just got started the egg machine may have had a malfunction. I thought it was odd to have hard eggs from all of them and then all the sudden get a shell less one. Is that normal?

The one with four eggs is what they’re capable of and the single egg was the shell less wonder. Found it under the roost when I went to lock em up a few nights back.

 

[Jennc-123]

Totally normal for new layers. They'll straighten out and give you solid eggs once their body adjusts to laying.

 

[aart]

oyster shell as free choice as well

Are they eating this?
Don't put it in the feed.....except to maybe sprinkle a few pieces on top of the feed.
....ans sprinkle some out in the run too, I do this along with scratch grains when I have new layers.
I'd not worry much, can take up to a month or so for things to smooth out and an occasional softie is pretty normal. They can be popped out anywhere and at any time of day because they don't 'feel' like an egg and there's no hard surface for the contractions to work against.

 

[Afors]

Are they eating this?


They are occasionally pecking at it. And they have eaten some that has fallen into the run as well.

 

[aart]

They are occasionally pecking at it. And they have eaten some that has fallen into the run as well.

That's good, they don't need much. Once they are familiar with it they should eat it out of a feeder.