Help please - pale, bumpy egg shells!

[holly_wyatt]

Hi all, we got 3 lovely hens for our allotment about 2 months ago and they've settled in fine and are happy and laying well. We decided early on we needed an extra hen for their coop, so got another hen maybe 2 weeks later. Our first 3 took a few weeks to settle into laying but like I say all laying fine now, and our 4th hen has started laying regularly over the last couple of weeks. She's a dark feathered girl (no particular breed) and is almost identical to 1 of our others who lays dark, speckled eggs... however hers are almost white with little bumps along the top and bottom. She gets layer pellets, trimmings from our allotment and the occasional treat of corn with mixed grit available for them to help themselves to. If anyone has any advice for why her egg shells are so pale it would be really appreciated

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Pic of the egg?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi & @holly_wyatt

If she is just coming back into lay or only just started laying she maybe just getting her egg laying machine back in or up to full working order. If she seems ok health wise, eating/drinking ok I would not be too concerned.
Good read here on egg quality ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

 

[holly_wyatt]

This is the bottom of one of her eggs

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Looks like calcium deposits.

 

[holly_wyatt]

Looks like calcium deposits.

Yes that's what I thought, but I'm not really sure how she is getting too much calcium

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Yes that's what I thought, but I'm not really sure how she is getting too much calcium

What are you feeding?

 

[holly_wyatt]

What are you feeding?

Allen & Page free range layers pellets. Like I say they get a few trimmings from our allotment daily (mostly spinach, chard, etc) and a handful or corn maybe 2-3 times per week too

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Try switching to an all flock feed with calcium on the side. They’ll take only what they need.

 

[aart]

I'd give it some time before thinking about changing feeds....
...it's not really a problem unless the hen show signs of illness or egg get significantly 'bumpier'.

ETA: oh, and, the color of shell is nothing to worry about either.
Just because the hen look the same doesn't mean they are the same breed/mix...
..even if they are the same, all birds are individuals and the egg coating can differ in hue.