Hi all,
My boyfriend mentioned that there was a bit of yolky stuff in the nesting box today, but no egg. Our RIR is ~6 months old and has laid her first 8 eggs (yay! eggs!) in the last 9 days. I just went out to check out the yolky stuff on the wall of the nesting box (she was roosting at the time as it was 9 pm) and I found that she had passed a soft egg onto the floor of the coop, and a lot of runny whitish poo. Is this normal, should I do anything in particular, or should I bring her to a vet? I've just read many posts in the last few minutes, and I'm definitely going to get her some grit with oyster shells tomorrow. She has been eating layers feed for ~ a month.
Thanks for the help!


My boyfriend mentioned that there was a bit of yolky stuff in the nesting box today, but no egg. Our RIR is ~6 months old and has laid her first 8 eggs (yay! eggs!) in the last 9 days. I just went out to check out the yolky stuff on the wall of the nesting box (she was roosting at the time as it was 9 pm) and I found that she had passed a soft egg onto the floor of the coop, and a lot of runny whitish poo. Is this normal, should I do anything in particular, or should I bring her to a vet? I've just read many posts in the last few minutes, and I'm definitely going to get her some grit with oyster shells tomorrow. She has been eating layers feed for ~ a month.
Thanks for the help!