Egg Worries

[Holtstead15]

I was collecting eggs and found this today. It is spongy in texture and as you can see...a bit bloody. How concerned should I be ?

 

[Friendly_Lurker]

Do you have younger birds? It might have just been layed without a shell. Pullets Do That sometimes.

 

[Holtstead15]

Yes, I probably do. I have some that I do not have an exact age on because I didn't raise them from chicks.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Do you still have it? Can you cut it open?

 

[Holtstead15]

Do you still have it? Can you cut it open?

No, unfortunately not. I threw it away. It was need ball like consistency.

 

[ChickNanny13]

If you got some newbies laying, it happens ... Soft shelled or shell-less eggs but what gets me is it looks to be filled with blood, that small yellow thing on the upper right the start of the yolk. Keep an eye out if it happens again.

What are you feeding? Do you have a mixed flock or pullets/hens?
I'm thinking it's probably a newbie starting to lay, you may want to put out an separate dish of Oyster Shells (free feed). IF this happens again, try to figure out who is laying it & get back to us.

 

[Holtstead15]

I'm feeding them layer feed. I will add a separate container of oyster shell tomorrow. I recently treated the hens with Safeguard because I saw a roundworm in the stool. Thank you so much. I'll keep an eye out on the activity.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Safeguard has a 14 day withdrawal period ... Paste or liquid? Dose? Treatment period?
You can cook up the eggs & feed it back to them or dogs you may have.

 

[Holtstead15]

Liquid. 1 ounce per 15 pounds of feed.

 

[Kiki]

X2 on the dose you used.

Overload of worms can cause egg laying problems.

Did you treat all of your birds at the same time?