First Egg!

[Raptor Chicken]

It is normal for chickens to eat broken eggs. The shell-less egg would qualify. That does not make them egg-eaters. Egg-eaters are chickens that purposely open a good egg to eat it so no reason to panic yet, there is no evidence they are doing that. The risk is that one of them learns to open an egg by eating a broken or shell-less egg.

Do you know which pullet is laying that egg? Is it the same one that laid the thin-shelled egg in your photo? I'd isolate her until her egg is laid each day to keep the others away until her eggshells consistently get thicker. And offer extra calcium on the side. If they don't get thicker within the next two weeks get back to us and we can discuss it.


Salmonella is not your issue, the potential for egg eating is. Chickens peck where they poop and scratch poop all over. They live in a world that has the potential for Salmonella much more than they are exposed to that egg.

If you are talking about you eating the egg, don't eat it if it is cracked or soft shelled. Wash your hands after handling the eggs.

I appreciate your in depth response.

We have no way of knowing which bird layed the egg and miscarriage. BTW we got another egg today that was better looking than the first.

I know some folks like to put cameras around and in the coop but thats just not us right now. Outside of that IDK how one would know which bird layed an egg.

Your thoughts on the salmonella make sence.