Eggs of mature Hen missing yolk twice

[Davidtwotractor]

We have 3 year old Hens and twice an egg has been laid in the last week without a yolk.Wondering if they are missing something in their diet. They are being fed laying feed. They are also slow on laying this year Maybe an egg every 3 days. Anty experiance with this would be helpful
Dave

 

[Bella the Chicken Lover]

We have 3 year old Hens and twice an egg has been laid in the last week without a yolk.Wondering if they are missing something in their diet. They are being fed laying feed. They are also slow on laying this year Maybe an egg every 3 days. Anty experiance with this would be helpful
Dave

Do you have any picture of the egg?

 

[SilverBirds]

Are the eggs unusually small?

 

[Davidtwotractor]

Are the eggs unusually small?

Everything i read suggest that they are small and from young hens but these are mature hens and the eggs are ex-lange.

 

[Davidtwotractor]

Do you have any picture of the egg?

Sorry no pic, discoved when I was cooking and cracked them open

 

[Bella the Chicken Lover]

Sorry no pic, discoved when I was cooking and cracked them open

That's okay.
@Eggcessive , Do you have any experience in this? (Sorry, this is the second time I have tagged you today)

 

[EggSighted4Life]

We have 3 year old Hens and twice an egg has been laid in the last week without a yolk.Wondering if they are missing something in their diet. They are being fed laying feed. They are also slow on laying this year Maybe an egg every 3 days. Anty experiance with this would be helpful
Dave

Please describe diet including treats and supplements. Do you know breed? How's your weather.. mild, hot, etc.

Could still be a hiccup.. mature hens may experience them when returning to lay, did they molt this year?

See this article (#14) for some possibilities..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

 

[Davidtwotractor]

Please describe diet including treats and supplements. Do you know breed? How's your weather.. mild, hot, etc.

Could still be a hiccup.. mature hens may experience them when returning to lay, did they molt this year?

See this article for some possibilities..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

Feed is

DuMOR 16% Layer Poultry Feed Pellets, Calcium Fortified,​

They get all sorts of treats from kitchen scraps and scratch from store. Also they are free ranged quite a bit.I have a bowl with oyster too. Weather has been a normal nice spring. They are Isa Browns. Yes they molted and started laying this year at the beginning of March.

 

[Mrs. K]

They are getting older, and the quality of eggs decrease. Glitches happen, I don't think it has anything to do much with feed, but rather age. Be perfect for meringues!

MRs K

 

[aart]

Feed is

DuMOR 16% Layer Poultry Feed Pellets, Calcium Fortified,​

They get all sorts of treats from kitchen scraps and scratch from store. Also they are free ranged quite a bit.I have a bowl with oyster too. Weather has been a normal nice spring. They are Isa Browns. Yes they molted and started laying this year at the beginning of March.

All the extras are diluting the minimal nutrition in the feed.
3yo production hens may well be at the end of their optimal production lives.