Help chicken people

[Firstchic]

Ok all you chicken people, remember I am a newbe, so tell me in simple terms...what the heck is this? Found it in one of the laying boxes next to a pile of poo. YUKKK.

 

[mrchicks]

It's an oops. And egg that didn't actually turn into an egg. Every now and then you will find something odd in a nest box. And I agree, YUCK!

 

[Firstchic]

Thank you so much for the quick reply. So can I expect more of these? Like is it normal for just one chicken to do this or could any one of the seven do it at anytime?

 

[mrchicks]

Any of them can do it, but they won't until you forget about the first one. I get probably one odd thing a year, like a soft shelled egg, a mini egg, just when I don't look before reaching into a nest box.

 

[KentuckyMom]

I got one of those the other dayfrom one of my Golden Comets. It was perfectly formed but very small and soft-shelled. I also had a perfect mini egg from one of my Leghorns the other day. My hens have been laying for over a year now, and I still find the occasional odd egg in the nesting box.