Help! RIR laid a very funky egg thing

[jessica-reetull]

This morning when I went to let out my hens, my Rhode Island Red, Juanita, did not want to get off her perch (she's usually the first to run out of the coop!) and I noticed that she had some thing weird on the floor beneath her. It looks like a weird yellowish/green runny yoke and egg white surrounding it, and then I have no idea what the other thing is. Please help. She seemed a little unlike herself when I picked her up and put her outside of the coop near her food. She did not really want to eat it.

I am extra worried because my other RIR died unexpectedly two weeks ago, and I still do not know why. She had been laying flimsy, soft eggs for months.

This hen, however, always lays perfect eggs, and this is the first time something weird has come out.
I have added pictures.

 

[The Chicken-Boy]

Looks like she laid a shell-les egg. the shell may be still in there....... Look at this and comment... I don't think she's egg bound but soaking should help....

 

[N F C]

How old is she? Does she have crushed oyster shell available at all time? Has she been stressed lately?

Strange eggs can happen and sometimes it just happens once and all is ok again.

This article describes egg abnormalities and some of the possible causes and fixes. It could be helpful for you to read it over:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/common-egg-quality-problems

 

[jessica-reetull]

I think that circular part that looks hard and whitish is what would have been the shell. She eats egg layer chicken feed, but my girls generally ignore the oyster shell I give them. They eat lots of watermelon & sunflower seeds as well.

 

[jessica-reetull]

She is 2.5 years old. She doesn't like the oyster shell. It has been terribly rainy and thundery lately, so maybe she is stressed. Also, her sister died two weeks ago, so maybe that is affecting her?

 

[N F C]

There are a lot of sources for calcium other than the oyster shell. Things like cuttlebone (found at pet stores), crushed snail shells, crushed egg shells, greens like turnip, mustard & kale, yogurt, cottage cheese, sesame seeds. I'm sure there are other calcium-rich things, just do a search here on BYC and you'll find something that will work for you.

Whatever you feed them, you might want to check this list to be sure it's ok for the chickens to have:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-treat-chart-the-best-treats-for-backyard-chickens